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Advocates say the requirements do not go nearly far enough to add protections for mobile homeowners and do little to address the proliferation of companies that have purchased mobile home

Critics say it does not go nearly far enough to protect against spikes in lot rent and fees.

Less then two weeks until the federal election, Labor is promising increased childcare support to encourage more women back into the workforce.

Also, farmers markets opening for the season in Yarmouth and Brunswick, benefit events at Portland restaurants and Casa Novello reopens.

Matt Chapman, a mobile home resident and activist, covers legislative debates and problems with a bill headed to the Iowa governor's desk.

A lead advocate for fair housing practices in Iowa’s mobile home parks says a bill aimed at protecting mobile home residents will not help them. The bill is awaiting the governor's signature after the Iowa Senate passed it Tuesday.

The bill would extend the notice period for rent increases and nonrenewal of leases. But advocates for mobile home residents say its not enough.

Advocates say the proposal does not go nearly far enough in increasing protections for mobile home owners and renters, and thus does little to address the recent proliferation of out-of-state companies that have bought mobile home lots and parks and increased rent and fees.

While Buckingham Palace is on edge about the rest of the thus-far-failed Royal Caribbean Charm Offensive, an Australian press report...

Previously, the House passed its own version, which differs in many key ways