In Struggling LA, Mayor Karen Bass Fights for 2nd Term Against Democratic Socialist-Backed RamanLOS ANGELES (AP) — To voter Roy Lyons, Los Angeles has been losing luster for years. A homeless crisis endures despite billions of dollars of spending. City Hall’s budget keeps swelling — as do the taxes needed to support it.U.S. News & World Report4d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyKaren Bass
Senate Candidate Peggy Flanagan Promised Somali Audience Targeted CareMinnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan promised a Somali audience in 2023 to seek funding for “culturally relevant treatments and care.”Breitbart News Network4d agoWhole story →BuildHealthminnesota fraud investigation
Why Peoria property tax bills likely will be higher in 2027If you own property in Peoria, your property tax bill likely will be higher in 2027.Peoria Journal Star4d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildpeoria tax levy proposal
Gavin Newsom's $14.3B tax hike should haunt his run for the White HouseA mess of high taxes, low affordability and homeless squalor is Gavin Newsom’s legacy, the one he thinks will propel him to the White House.New York Post4d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildGavin Newsom
Housing Market Gets Hit as Mortgage Rates Skyrocket Ahead of MidtermThis could add another affordability headache for President Donald Trump and Republicans just weeks before the midterm elections.Newsweek4d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildmidterm elections
45-Year-Old Republican Candidate Sued by His Own ParentsA 45-year-old Republican candidate in Iowa is being sued by his parents for $275,000 in unpaid rent. The Des Moines Register reported that the parents of lieutenant governor nominee Derek Wulf allege that he stopped paying rent two years ago on the farmland he rented out from them. A court petition filed Tuesday demands repayment and also accuses him of…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →EconomyBuild
Ken Paxton’s Ties to Convicted Fraudster Exposed via Blind TrustTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Senator Angela Paxton, invested $600,000 into a business run by a man convicted of fraud. The Texas Tribune reports that the Paxtons gave the cash to a construction materials business run by Scott Sherman, a home builder who pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud in 2014, through what was presented to the…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →BuildJustice
Portland-Area County To Eliminate All Race-Based Housing Programs as Part of Agreement With Trump AdministrationMultnomah County, Ore., agreed on Wednesday to eliminate all race-based housing programs as part of a voluntary compliance agreement with the Trump administration, which had alleged that the county's "culturally specific" services—including special apartments for the "BIPOC community"—violated the Fair Housing Act. The post Portland-Area County To…Washington Free Beacon1d agoWhole story →Build
Trump executive order aimed at helping housing affordabilityFederal agencies have been directed to pursue changes aimed at making homeownership more affordable.Northjersey.Com1d agoSources (2)Whole story →Buildexecutive order on housing costs
Treasury moves to ease access to single-family home purchases ahead of midtermsThe Treasury Department on Thursday moved to implement tenets of a bipartisan housing law Congress passed over the summer, including a ban on institutional investors buying single-family homes. Under impending regulations from the department, a large institutional investor cannot buy a single-family home starting on Jan. 7, 2027, with certain exceptions.…The Hill1d agoWhole story →Build
CBP could 'reduce its scope' on Big Bend National Park border projectThe federal government is considering reducing the scope of a planned border project through Big Bend National Park, according to court documents filed in an ongoing federal lawsuit.FOX 4 News24d agoWhole story →PlanetSecuritybig bend border project dispute
Worcester City Council to take up police civilian review boardDiscussion was tabled in August by Mayor Joseph Petty in the wake of the killing of Police Officer Kurt Solomon.Worcester Telegram & Gazette2mo agoWhole story →JusticeJoseph Pettyworcester police review board discussion
Federal judge orders Trump administration to stop border wall construction at Big Bend National ParkA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately stop construction of a border wall at Big Bend National Park. The project through the nNewsBreak22d agoSources (2)Whole story →PlanetJusticebig bend border project halted
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union explains viral South Bend Airport adThe Notre Dame Federal Credit Union is ready to clear up confusion as a video of its ad at South Bend International Airport goes viral.South Bend Tribune29d agoWhole story →EconomyBuild
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wallThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building a border wall through Texas's Big Bend regionABC News3d agoSources (6)Whole story →SecurityJusticebig bend border wall dispute
CA uses $369M in federal wildfire aid for low-income housing, not fire victims: reportCalifornia used $369 million in federal wildfire recovery aid for low-income housing, rather than for fire victims, according to a report.Baltimore News5d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildcalifornia wildfire aid allocation
Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend regionA federal court in Texas has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region.WDIV ClickOnDetroit21d agoSources (4)Whole story →JusticeSecurityborder wall construction blocked
State sends aid to low-income housing as fire victims sufferCalifornia officials used federal funding meant to help wildfire victims rebuild, and spent it on low-income housing instead.New York Post6d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildcalifornia wildfire relief funding controversy
