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Rhode Island's housing crisis is at a breaking point. How did we get here? Patrick Anderson, Providence Journal. Updated Sun, February 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM UTC. 16 min read.
Housing safety net is hanging by a thread. Soaring home prices and rents, combined with meager inventory of housing options, have made it harder to move to Rhode Island, move within Rhode Island ...
The author says next year she will continue her work to move Rhode Island out of its last-in-New England ranking for child ...
Rhode Island remains at the bottom in housing production when population is factored in. The 1,374 units approved last year are 125 for every 100,000 residents.
Rhode Island,United States Joe Shekarchi politics Affordable Housing Workforce Housing (WJAR) — Top lawmakers are working to help fix the state's housing crisis.
The new slate of bills builds on previous reforms and adds fresh tools to spur construction, override local zoning laws, and encourage more subsidized housing in areas like Narragansett, South ...
COMMENTARY The solution to Rhode Island’s housing crisis: Welcome more neighbors The housing crisis is affecting everyone, from new college grads to aging empty nesters to employers looking to hire.
(WJAR) — Rhode Island's housing crisis is now driving another dilemma—an increase in surrendered and abandoned pets. Animal ...
A recently passed $120 million housing bond will go before voters in November. It’s worth celebrating while also nowhere near enough, writes the director of the Rhode Island office of LISC.
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard have announced a new 2030 housing plan to increase the housing stock in the state over the next four and a half years, ...
Last November, Rhode Island voters approved a $120 million housing bond to address the housing crisis that could create a public developer to build more affordable housing.. As much as $10 million ...