The Feds Give States Millions To Fix Homelessness, but States Are Sending It Back Bureaucratic ineptitude leads to waste—and more people on the streets. Reason · Feb 21, 2024
Urgent Need for Rent Help? Here's Your Guide to Assistance Programs Everything you need to know about federal and local rent relief programs Latin Times · Feb 16, 2024
ACLU Sues Ronald McDonald House for Refusing To House People Convicted of Assault The ACLU's lawsuit is filed on behalf of a New York man whose application to stay in a Ronald McDonald House was denied because of his 12-year-old felony assault conviction. Reason · Jan 31, 2024
SCOTUS could ramp up war on the homeless Kentucky is currently considering making lethal force against unhoused people legal Salon · Jan 27, 2024
HUD Refuses To Release Secretary Marcia Fudge's Email Address in Response to Reason FOIA Request Cabinet officials often use pseudonymous email accounts, but declaring them secret from records requests is another matter altogether. Reason · Jan 9, 2024
Six years after Hurricane Harvey, the city of Houston still hasn’t allocated $200 million in relief funds Both the state and the city of Houston say they want to work together to help pay down the remaining funds. The Texas Tribune · Jan 8, 2024
California’s homelessness crisis is the worst in the US. But who is struggling the most? Experts say lack of affordable housing in state is the main cause, worsened by expiration of pandemic programs that added shelter The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2023
California Officials Force Elderly Couple To Dismantle Home, Citing Blocked Ocean Views Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction. Reason · Dec 19, 2023
US Homelessness Soars to Historic Levels, HUD Report Reveals A grim report reveals a surge in US homelessness to its highest level to date, a stark result of crushing rent prices and diminishing pandemic aid. Top News · Dec 16, 2023
USAFacts’ 10 most-read articles of 2023 The reports USAFacts readers loved the most in 2023. USAFacts · Dec 7, 2023
Chicago wrongly limited affordable housing with aldermanic prerogative, HUD says Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is being asked to enter talks for an “informal resolution” of an almost five-year civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2023
The answer to veterans homelessness could be one of LA's most expensive neighborhoods A massive VA campus in West Los Angeles is finally housing hundreds of vets, and may finally change the city's worst-in-the-nation status on veterans homelessness. WEKU · Nov 16, 2023
How does the government support people with Section 8 housing? The Department of Housing and Urban Development offers two rental assistance programs for low-income Americans under Section 8 housing — Project-Based Rental Assistance and Housing Choice Vouchers. USAFacts · Nov 3, 2023
House GOP Threatens To Kill 'Baby YIMBY Grant' Program After First Year The Democrat-controlled Senate meanwhile is proposing to expand the program. Reason · Nov 2, 2023
Reason · Oct 17, 2023 Cities Want 'YIMBY Grants' To Pay for Bureaucratic Busy Work Cities are asking for federal zoning-reform dollars to pay for plans that might never pass.
Reason · Oct 5, 2023 The Federal Government Spent $3.3 Billion on Office Furniture as Employees Worked From Home The Department of Defense spent $1.2 billion on furniture between 2020 and 2022, although it only uses 23 percent of its office space.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023 South and West Siders plead for law to end pollution ‘sacrifice zones’ City Council members hear from public before a major environmental impact ordinance is introduced this year.
USAFacts · Sep 30, 2023 Everything you need to know about a government shutdown The impacts of government shutdowns include furloughed employees, reductions in services, closed parks and museums, and much more.
WEKU · Sep 20, 2023 Lexington-based nonprofit wins $1.5 million HUD grant to provide housing assistance for HIV-positive A Lexington-based nonprofit that’s been helping HIV-positive people for more than three decades won a 1-point-5 million dollar grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2023 Mayor Johnson’s environmental plan is a needed and welcome step for equity The mayor has been moved to action, but his plan is just a first step to tackle the long-standing problem of environmental racism.
Reason · Sep 19, 2023 The Feds Sue New York Landlords for Not Allowing a Tenant's Emotional Support Cat The Department of Housing and Urban Development argues in its complaint that a failure to allow emotional support animals amounts to illegal disability discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2023 Johnson unveils city reforms to fight environmental racism “In the greatest city in the world, no neighborhood should have to suffer the burdens of pollution more so than any other neighborhood,” the mayor said.
WEKU · Sep 13, 2023 Lexington apartment complex to receive $750K for HUD energy efficiency program The 80-unit Malibu Manor Apartments in Lexington and another complex in Louisville will each receive three-quarters of a million dollars in federal Housing and Urban Development funds.
Kiplinger · Aug 21, 2023 What Is Redlining? Redlining is a type of mortgage discrimination in which lenders deny loans based on a neighborhood's racial composition.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 8, 2023 How federal dollars might help El Paso stem its affordable housing crisis Housing costs have soared in the Texas city in recent years, while the state cuts back on funding.