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The change in immigration policy that could most affect the US' long-term economic growth is at risk of falling out of the debate as the congressional maneuvering over the volatile issue intensifies.
A version of this article was first published in Next City. Last summer, the House of Representatives passed the Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion plan to upgrade the national infrastructure and combat climate change by reducing demand for fossil fuels. The bill incorporated a handful of amendments related to housing and homelessness offered by a group of Congressional Democrats. One of those amendments, introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), would have repealed the Faircloth Amendment, a 1990s-era rule that prevents the expansion of public housing in the United States. Repeali...
A landmark study from the Brookings Institution suggests while Indiana has had one of the best recoveries from the pandemic, it still has many struggles to overcome. The first-ever study was conducted
The Senate never took up the Moving Forward Act. But housing advocates continue to focus on repealing the Faircloth Amendment. The New York Times recently ran an op-ed labeling a repeal of the rule as the “first step to addressing the country’s housing affordability problem.” On the other side, Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institution, recently argued that “focusing debate on the Faircloth Amendment is a red herring—a political distraction from more tangible obstacles to low-cost housing.” Here’s a look at the basics. What ...
Growing number of cities requiring grocery chains to provide hazard pay By: Scripps National and last updated 2021-02-05 15:19:52-05 Grocery store workers across the country aren't getting the hazard pay they received from their employers at the beginning of the pandemic anymore. But now, a growing number of cities are starting to require large grocery chains to give that extra pay again. This week, Seattle became the latest city to have that mandate go into effect. Large grocery stores there have to pay workers in the city an additional $4 an hour. Long Beach, California, als...