Protest Cuts to Rental Assistance Program Today
Goveror Chafee gets more guff today because of his reluctance to help the most struggling Rhode Islanders as housing advocates rally at the State House today, 3pm, to call for more funding to a rental assistance program. “Because of State cuts to Rhode Island Housing Authority, tenants in seven apartment complexes in Providence, Central Falls [...]
Progress Report: Rent, Wages and Econ 101; Community Foreclosure Study, EG Ordinance Violates 1st Amendment
You don’t need to a degree in economics to understand why rent is skyrocketing while wages are stagnant. As the middle class is squeezed, fewer can afford the American dream of home ownership. So they rent instead. Demand then has its way with supply and the landlords win while the working class loses. Yet another [...]
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