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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
State lawmaker calls for $200 million investment in affordable housing
Rep. Rebecca Millett's bill is one of many that will be considered by a new Joint Select Committee on Housing, created by the Legislature this session.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Southern Maine residents say they’re being priced out of once-affordable city
A Biddeford task force has spent the last year looking at strategies to preserve and create affordable housing as revitalization makes the city a more desirable place to live.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
Residents frustrated by smoking in HUD-funded housing say they ‘can’t afford anywhere else’
Residents at the Edgewood Apartments in Kennebunk say cigarette and marijuana smoke inside their building is exacerbating their health problems.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Homeless in Maine: Struggling to survive even with a paying job
Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it's a misconception that they don't want to work or try to help themselves.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Biden aims to cut homelessness 25% by 2025
The 100-plus-page plan, which officials said includes input from communities around the country and feedback from hundreds of unhoused people, comes as homelessness in the nation reaches crisis levels.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
‘Our courtrooms aren’t big enough’: Tenants take the last, desperate step to avoid eviction
Mainers increasingly risk losing their housing at a time when shelters are strained and experts say nearly half the state's tenants are paying too much for rent.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Big issues await legislators in new session, starting with heating Mainers’ homes
When it begins work this week, the 131st Legislature will dig into its first big test: a bipartisan deal on energy relief.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
End of rental assistance program hinders agencies’ ability to help those facing homelessness
The Opportunity Alliance is still trying to help hundreds of renters and temporary hotel guests who are losing federal rental assistance just as winter arrives.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Incoming Community Concepts CEO looks to ‘chart a path forward’
James Martin aims to build upon the organization's recent work to respond to issues exacerbated by the pandemic, including a lack of affordable housing.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Legislative leaders vow to tackle housing crisis
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate say the state's housing crisis, coupled with the loss of federal funding for rental assistance, must be a priority for the incoming Legislature.
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