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The nation added more than a half million jobs in October and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.6%, but there remains a large cohort of people who continue to opt out of the labor market, according to a new report. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its monthly Employment Situation Summary for October this morning, with the data showing continued improvement overall.

“This is not about reward and punishment … It’s about speeding up effective relief for families in need of housing security and eviction protection.”

The ND Rent Help program is poised to help up to 20,000 households behind on rent.

As a police chief, I am always interested in interventions that can improve the lives of those in our community and ultimately lead to fewer incidences of crime. High-quality early

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday the state’s eviction...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday the state’s eviction protections will remain in place through the end of October because counties aren’t getting federal and state COVID-19 relief funds intended for rental assistance out fast enough ahead of the current moratorium that was set to expire Sept. 30.

EXPLAINER: WA tenants get modified eviction reprieve By Rachel La Corte article FILE - A banner against renters eviction is displayed on a controlled rent building in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 9, 2020. (ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images) OLYMPIA, Wash. - A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was ...

Washington governor extends eviction moratorium to Sept. 30 By RACHEL LA CORTEJune 24, 2021 GMT OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday he was extending the state’s eviction moratorium to Sept. 30, with some modifications, to ensure that federal COVID-19 relief funds intended for rental assistance are able to be accessed in time. Inslee’s announcement came hours after the Biden administration extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month, though the Cent...

Close Associated PressIn this photo taken Oct. 14, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Idaho, Washington renters facing differing circumstances Idaho tenants won’t be protected from evictions when federal ban ends July 31; Wa...

Policymakers have taken several actions in recent months to mitigate housing-related hardship. The Trump Administration and Congress provided $25 billion for rental assistance in December’s COVID-19 relief package, for example, and the Biden Administration recently extended a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order prohibiting most evictions through the end of March. This assistance, while substantial, will likely be enough to help only a fraction of the 13 million renters who have f...