State leaders urge cities, towns, developers to apply for first round of housing bonds

Gov. Dan McKee and other state leaders on Tuesday announced the first round of housing bonds that municipalities and developers can apply for to help create more housing in Rhode Island.

Without stable housing in R.I., safety remains out of reach for survivors of abuse

Preventing homelessness saves taxpayer dollars and builds stronger, safer communities for all of us, writes the CEO of ...
The Boston Globe

Johnston, R.I., follows through on seizure of land by eminent domain, halting 250-unit affordable housing project

Town officials are facing a lawsuit alleging they abused the law to block the housing “simply because they don’t want that kind of thing in their town” JOHNSTON, R.I. – The Town of Johnston, R.I., has ...

R.I. federal judge blocks anti-DEI restrictions from housing and violence prevention grants

A nationwide coalition of organizations serving domestic violence survivors in 14 states and the District of Columbia ...
Opinion
R Street InstituteOpinion

Regulatory Issues For AI Are The Same Ones For Housing

I had the opportunity several years ago to be part of a film called Big Cities and Zoning: The Search for Affordable Housing that was part of the Federalist Society’s Regulatory Transparency Project.
WBUR

As Healey proposes new housing secretary, advocates and landlords push for bold action

If there's one thing people who work on housing can all agree on, it's that Massachusetts is facing an unprecedented crisis. Evictions and homelessness are on the rise, and experts say the state needs ...