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A homeless Iowa mom of 2 is struggling to find a landlord who will accept her housing voucher before it expires. The state is making it harder by allowing landlords to discriminate against her.

Tech Insider : Economy
An aerial view shows homes in Jesup, Iowa. Republican presidential candidates are currently criss-crossing Iowa as the states January 15 Republican caucus draws near.
An aerial view shows homes on December 20, 2023 in Jesup, Iowa. In 2021, Iowa passed a law barring cities and counties from protecting voucher holders from overt discrimination by landlords.

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Low-income Americans wait years to get housing vouchers that are often impossible to use. Fixing the system could mean more funding and less red tape.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.
Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.

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A government shutdown would impact 1,300 home sales each day as insurance program expires

Tech Insider : Economy
A for sale sign.
A for sale sign.

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Republicans dismiss fears that their debt ceiling bill would make the housing crisis worse for 1 million families as 'scaremongering'

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Tents housing the homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles, California on April 22, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Tents housing the homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles, California on April 22, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Rep. Katie Porter recounts her frustration at having to explain housing policy to onetime HUD secretary Ben Carson during a congressional hearing: 'I was tutoring a neurosurgeon'

Tech Insider : Politics
Katie Porter
Rep. Katie Porter of California.

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