As housing prices surge, rent control is back on the ballot
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…
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Hong Kong offers new visa to woo talent amid brain drain
By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO - Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday unveiled a new visa scheme to woo global talent, as the…
Millennial Money: When Pinching Pennies Isn’t Enough
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…
Vermont’s pandemic rental aid program being phased out
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A federally funded emergency rental assistance program created to help Vermonters during the pandemic is being phased out as funding is exhausted.On…
Wildfire threat becomes tool to fight home builders
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and SUMAN NAISHADHAM - Associated Press
Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined…
CA governor’s mental health court plan advances amid worries
By JANIE HAR - Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A controversial proposal by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to prod more homeless people into mental…
Here’s why major cities may still be worth their high cost of living
Many renters believe that a cost-of-living crisis is brewing in America's major cities.New York City is showing up as a hotspot of rent inflation. The average rent for 1-bedroom apartments…
Battle heats up over remaining federal rental assistance
By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press
In her office at a nonprofit in central Nebraska, Karen Rathke routinely encounters residents still stung by the…
Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost
BOSTON (AP) — After her home flooded five times in the…
Nebraska gives initial OK to $1B pandemic spending plan
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A plan to spend roughly $1 billion in…