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Augusta banner drop calls attention to Maine s housing crisis

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Biden targets housing rules that hurt many people of color

Biden held his first formal White House meeting with House and Senate leaders to discuss infrastructure. Republicans have signaled opposition. Addressing the broad housing crisis would require more than 7 million affordable housing units for extremely low-income families, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a Washington-based nonprofit. Advertisement The percentage of land zoned for single-family housing varies by city. In Los Angeles, 75% of residential land is zoned for detached single-family homes. In Washington, D.C., nearly 60% of residential land is zoned for single-family housing, and 36% of that is for detached homes. Eliminating exclusionary zoning ordinances has become increasingly popular around the country. Lawmakers in Minneapolis and Oregon in recent years voted to effectively ban single-family zoning. Berkeley’s city council vowed to end

Bill seeking $100M for energy-efficient affordable housing moves forward

By Staff The Maine Legislature s Labor and Housing Committee has endorsed a bill that would provide $100 million over two years to building energy-efficient affordable housing. The bill, LD 1656, is not only aimed at filling the affordable housing gap, but also addresses the state s skilled labor shortage, the quality of rental housing for low-income Mainers and the state s climate change goals. The money would go to MaineHousing, the state s housing authority, which would work with developers to create multifamily housing that would be required to include 55% to 60% as set-rate apartments, with the rest being market-rate. State Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, is sponsor. At its May 10 public hearing the bill was supported by people from the the construction and building industries, as well as renters, people who have been homeless and housing advocates. The committee backed the bill by a vote of 8-4.

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