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“I have no idea what we’re going to do”: Housing shortage leaves NC low-income renters stymied By Greg Childress New report identifies a yawning housing gap for hundreds of thousands of NC households Julia Stokes and her daughter moved into the Helen Wright Center, a Raleigh shelter for women experiencing homelessness, late last year after […] The post Weekend reads: NC’s housing shortage, polluters must pay, and previewing the legislative session appeared first on NC Newsline.

Housing shortage leaves NC low-income renters stymied

In the year of infrastructure, state officials as they head into the legislative session...

In a 104-degree room with a lot of sweaty people. but first, gun control. president obama has put his proposals on the table and now the fight to get them made into law leads to congress. >> the president concedes enacting new gun laws will be difficult. abc's karen travers joining us from washington with more on this. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, paula and john. after the sandy hook elementary tragedy, president obama said the nation needs to change. yesterday, he outlined what he's going to do and what he'll push congress to do to prevent future gun violence. the tragic ...

But i beg you to try very hard. julia, i will try very hard. >> reporter: he's going to have to. the president is up against a congress that's very reluctant to pass comprehensive gun control. to get the ball rolling, mr. obama signed 23 executive actions that don't need approval by lawmakers. they include -- strengthening the national criminal background check system and more federal research on gun violence. but the president said these are just first steps. >> congress, too, must act. and congress must act soon. >> reporter: and here's what he's pushing lawmakers to do. universal background...