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A large affordable housing development is going to get a major facelift next year, and the city of Grand Junction has offered its support.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Housing Authority officials said Monday that state contractor Agape Family Health will hold vaccination clinics this month at two of its senior high-rises. The announcement came after JHA revealed last week that the state did not schedule any vaccination clinics at the authority’s four senior apartment complexes during a two-week effort to vaccinate the most vulnerable in low-income government housing. JHA rents to more than 700 seniors, many of whom lack transportation and are too ill to travel. Officials plan to vaccinate 500 people at senior high-rise ...

The house in the 300 block of East 14th Street in Columbus has two full baths, off-street parking, a washer and dryer, is pet-friendly — and includes a disclaimer to prospective renters that is common among the city's rental ads: "No Section 8," meaning people subsidized by federal housing vouchers need not apply. But those days are about to come to an end after the Columbus City Council on Monday approved a package of housing legislation that includes protection for renters from "income discrimination," particularly outlawing the practice of denying low-income residents leases if they rel...