Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate reintroduced the Housing for All Act, which would put about $100 billion over 10 years toward solving the crisis of people experiencing homelessness. The bill would fund federal programs to build affordable housing and provide emergency shelter. .
A new report outlined the need to preserve rural New York s affordable rental housing. The report from the Regional Plan Association report showed by 2027, hundreds of rural tenants will be displaced each year as a decades-old program ends. The U.S. .
Minnesotans with low to moderate incomes can turn to free services to help get their tax returns ready to file but some programs are saying a lack of volunteers means they cannot assist everyone. Community Action Agencies are among the offices helping file income tax returns for qualifying households. Tara Kaufman, community service specialist for Tri-County Community Action in north-central Minnesota, said they are fortunate to have some volunteers on hand but they are still well short of what is needed to serve additional clients. .
Libraries across Virginia and the nation are fighting back on censorship issues. So far this year, 100 bills are pending at the state and federal levels to limit school library database access, criminalize librarians or defund libraries altogether. Virginia is no exception. .
If Pennsylvania American Water gets its latest rate hike, more than 770,000 water and wastewater customers in 37 counties would be affected. For now, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has hit pause on the proposed water and sewer rate hike, while it conducts its own investigation. Patrick Cicero, Pennsylvania s state consumer advocate, said the increase would boost the company s total annual revenue for water services by $204 million. .