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Chicago’s troubling homicide rate could be significantly reduced through a massive increase in state spending for Chicago schools. That's just one of the proposals floated Monday by a prominent University of Chicago economist Jens Ludwig. With a substantial commitment, he says homicides could be reduced by nearly 60 percent. Illinois is dead last when it comes to the percentage of education dollars provided by the state to its cities. Ludwig believes adding $1.7 billion dollars would not only bring Illinois up to the national average, but could substantially reduce gun violence as well....
Topics: Child welfare, Community development, Education, Funding, Legislation & Policy, Preventative care, Youth
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on Oct 15, 2020 0
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More than a half million renters have been evicted in Los Angeles County over the past eight years, according to a new report by Public Counsel and the UCLA School of Law that calls on county supervisors to adopt permanent rent control measures.
Topics: Homelessness, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Research, West Coast
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on Jun 13, 2019 0
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In the United States, more than 2.7 million grandparents report that they’re primarily responsible for their grandchildren under 18. The problem is many are struggling with food insecurity because of federal rules and regulations.
Topics: Child welfare, Food insecurity, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Nutrition
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on Jun 11, 2019 0
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A new study finds that higher percentages of wealthy, Asian, and white residents live in HOAs; and people pay a premium of about 4 percent for homes in HOAs.
Topics: Community development, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Racial inequalities, Research
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on Jun 6, 2019 0
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A rule proposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development may allow single-sex shelters to turn away trans people.
Topics: Homelessness, Housing, Legislation & Policy
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on May 30, 2019 0
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Policymakers, academics and criminal-justice reformers all agree that access to education is both a front-end and back-end tool that decreases crime, increases social and economic mobility and supports informed, engaged citizenship. Not only is high-quality education effective, it is a lot less expensive than the cost of mass incarceration.
Topics: Criminal justice, Education, Legislation & Policy
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on May 30, 2019 0
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After natural disasters, recovery efforts tend to lift up those who have resources to bounce back quickly, but cement poverty for those with modest means.
Topics: Funding, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, U.S. Territories
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on May 29, 2019 0
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Amid attacks on several food security programs from the Trump administration, this proposed change could ignite yet another debate about where we draw the line.
Topics: Food insecurity, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Nutrition
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on May 28, 2019 0
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How do you fix health inequity in the United States? The education and health-care communities as well as policymakers must consider what are known as the social determinants of health as an integral part of solving this dilemma. Additionally, communities need to stop thinking of health care as care only received in a medical environment such as a hospital or clinic. Instead we must consider health-care holistically as a service given in our homes, our schools, our workplaces, our parks and our communities. These services are provided by an array of health-care providers, including nurses,...
Topics: Food insecurity, Health, Lead, Legislation & Policy, Nutrition, Racial inequalities, Transportation
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on May 20, 2019 0
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Mold. Leaks. Rodents. Crime. These are just some of the things the nation's 2 million public housing residents have to worry about. Many of the buildings they live in have been falling into disrepair for decades. Public housing officials estimate that it would cost $50 billion to fix them up. But the Trump administration wants to eliminate the federal fund now used to repair public housing in favor of attracting more private investment to fix up and replace it.
Topics: CLPHA, Funding, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income
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on May 20, 2019 0
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Charlotte city planners working to rewrite outdated zoning codes are exploring a controversial and bold idea of eliminating single-family zoning. Leaders are following cues from other cities like Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, which have taken the step in an effort to undo decades of racial segregation and income inequality in housing.
Topics: Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Racial inequalities, South
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on May 20, 2019 0
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A decade from now, most middle-income seniors will not be able to pay the rising costs of independent or assisted living.
Topics: Health, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Seniors
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on May 20, 2019 0
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The Trump administration is proposing regulatory changes that could result in cuts in federal aid to millions of low-income Americans.
Topics: Food insecurity, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Medicaid / Medicare
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on May 14, 2019 0
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development acknowledged that a Trump administration plan to purge undocumented immigrants from public housing could displace more than 55,000 children, all of whom are legal U.S. residents or citizens.
Topics: Housing, Immigrants, Legislation & Policy
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on May 10, 2019 0
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The pilot program aims to boost housing affordability and equity in Minneapolis.
Topics: Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Midwest
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on May 9, 2019 0
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A new study shows that Miami’s affordable housing crisis is so dire, the city needs at least 50,000 units just to meet the existing need. But the Connect Capital Miami Report, which was released Monday, also reveals a combination of tools and resources that could help alleviate the dearth of housing for cost-burdened residents.
Topics: Funding, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Research
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on May 7, 2019 0
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Raising the minimum wage helps low-paid workers without damaging the broader economy, the authors of two new research papers find.
Topics: Asset building, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Research
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on May 6, 2019 0
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Nearly half of all renters can’t afford rent, and over half a million Americans are homeless on any given night. How did we get here?
Topics: Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, West Coast
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on May 3, 2019 0
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The Cook County Board on Thursday passed limits on the practice of asking potential tenants about their criminal histories, despite pleas to hold off until landlords and property owners had a chance to air their concerns.
Topics: Criminal justice, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Racial inequalities
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on May 2, 2019 0
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Until recently, efforts to improve the health of Americans have focused on expanding access to quality medical care. Yet there is a growing recognition that medical care alone cannot address what actually makes us sick. Increasing health care costs and worsening life expectancy are the results of a frayed social safety net, economic and housing instability, racism and other forms of discrimination, educational disparities, inadequate nutrition, and risks within the physical environment. These factors affect our health long before the health care system ever gets involved.
Topics: Food insecurity, Health, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Transportation
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on Apr 23, 2019 0
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While Congress has both the power and the duty to forestall the loss of this important resource, its actions to date only hasten the deterioration and demolition of public housing.
Topics: Funding, Housing, Legislation & Policy
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on Apr 19, 2019 0
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The Trump administration proposed a rule on Wednesday night intended to prevent undocumented immigrants from receiving federal housing assistance, the latest step in its efforts to ramp up enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws.
Topics: Housing, Immigrants, Legislation & Policy
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on Apr 18, 2019 0
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Rapid re-housing was designed for people experiencing homelessness who have a good chance of paying for their own housing after a one-time boost. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which manages Measure H spending, is using the program to house a much wider segment of the homeless population.
Topics: Funding, Homelessness, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, West Coast
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on Apr 18, 2019 0
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Lawmakers are currently considering legislation meant to put some extra cash in the pockets of families like Franson’s. House Bill 1527 and its companion, Senate Bill 5810, would create the Working Families Tax Credit, which supporters say would make Washington’s tax code less regressive while helping households with the rising cost of living. The federal government and other states have similar programs and use rely on income tax returns to distribute credits. Washington has no income tax. If the bill passes, people would apply through the state Employment Security Department, which would...
Topics: Asset building, Funding, Legislation & Policy, Low-income
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on Apr 18, 2019 0
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Puerto Rico was in financial distress and had crumbling infrastructure before Hurricane Maria, and many residents complain of government malfeasance that exacerbated the storm’s impact, echoing criticism from Washington. But Puerto Rican leaders say the delay to the Vieques hospital and thousands of other stalled projects is a reflection of unequal treatment from the White House and Congress, which last week failed to pass disaster relief legislation because of a dispute over how much money to send the island.
Topics: Community development, Food insecurity, Funding, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Nutrition, U.S. Territories
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on Apr 15, 2019