affordable and low income housing

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A message spray-painted on a two-story Janesville rental home accuses a tenant of not paying her rent. The vandalism not only makes a public spectacle of a landlord's ongoing dispute with a renter…

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Intel’s announcement earlier this year of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to rural Ohio was greeted as…

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ballot measures in the U.S. to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last…

By JANIE HAR and MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Liberty McCoy was out Saturday urging voters to pass a Nov. 8 ballot measure to limit rent increases in Pasadena because she’s…

Scaling back streaming subscriptions is solid savings advice for some. But what if the choice you’re faced with is not whether to pay for Netflix or Hulu, but whether to pay for food or electricity?Millions of Americans…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent encampments have risen along the American River and highway…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Judith Keller, University of Heidelberg…

By JESSE BEDAYN - The Associated Press/Report for America STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch…

R.J. RICO Associated Press (AP) — When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life.On-base…

By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press Jada Riley thought she had beaten homelessness.The 26-year-old New Orleans resident was finally making a steady income cleaning houses during the pandemic to afford a…