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California legislature sends “landmark” housing bills to governor for signature

September 29, 2017 By Marilyn Bechtel

Housing analysts say this year’s package of bills is the state’s most ambitious move in decades, but warn the measures will take years to bear fruit.

Rev. William Barber and the new Poor People’s Campaign

September 20, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz

Here in the richest nation in the world, the poor and working class are being left further behind. The Poor People's Campaign intends to do something about it.

Irma pushes Florida’s poor closer to the edge of ruin

September 14, 2017 By Jay Reeves

For poor workers in Florida, the amusement parks of Orlando or Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach might as well be on Mars.

Chicago residents losing their home under a major viaduct

August 23, 2017 By Michelle Zacarias

The inhabitants of “Tent City” are being told they have until 7 a.m. on Sept. 18 to vacate the premises.

Republicans squabble over prevailing wage law

June 28, 2017 By PAI

“If all 25 states with prevailing wage laws today weakened or outright repealed their statutes, an additional 99,000 blue-collar construction workers would see their incomes fall below the poverty level," said the National Association of Building...