For more than a century, American progressives have argued that the costs and conditions of American housing prove that the private market has failed. In the early twentieth century, the often-rough ...
Assembly District 14 Rep. Buffy Wicks has defeated her challenger Margot Smith in a race to define what it means to be a progressive in California housing policy. Wicks had 72.5% of the vote as of ...
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A new model of public housing is gaining steam among Democratic lawmakers across the US. AOC is behind a new bill to create a federal social housing developer. Housing experts support local ...
KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. –Recovery Village has been open in Kearneysville for less than a year, but according to Director Theresa Jenkins, they are doing great things. Recovery Village unit (Semper Liberi ...
Congress is advancing the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, a sweeping 325-page bill hailed as the most comprehensive federal housing package in a decade. It spans 40 sections — from zoning reform to ...
New Yorkers who don’t eat, live and breathe zoning — which is to say, nearly all of us — might be surprised to discover that there are four enclaves in and around Midtown Manhattan that do not allow ...