Housing
How Housing Became A Winning Issue In Local Iowa Races

How Housing Became A Winning Issue In Local Iowa Races

Several local races across Iowa have demonstrated to advocates that over time, housing issues have the potential to be winning campaign issues. Candidates in Urbandale, Iowa City and Ames won their bids for city council seats on platforms focused on affordable housing...

One Iowa City Where Redlining’s Legacy Still Haunts

One Iowa City Where Redlining’s Legacy Still Haunts

After Waterloo, Iowa, retiree Rosetta Robinson’s daughter had a baby, the two moved out of the small apartment they shared together, expecting to get a more spacious home within a few months. That was last year, and the women are still living in temporary living...

As 2020 Dems Talk Housing Plans, Iowans Take Notice

As 2020 Dems Talk Housing Plans, Iowans Take Notice

During a significant few weeks for the nation’s widening affordable housing needs, several federal bill proposals and candidate plans were rolled out to address the crisis. In her role as a California senator, 2020 Democratic candidate Kamala Harris introduced last...

How Sanders & AOC’s Green New Deal Cuts Housing Costs

How Sanders & AOC’s Green New Deal Cuts Housing Costs

After drawing record crowds during a successful Iowa trip earlier this month, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez again have joined together to introduce a new version of Green New Deal legislation, focused on...

Julián Castro’s Campaign For The Poor

Julián Castro’s Campaign For The Poor

Photo: Julian Castro tests out the beds at a supportive housing center before his Liberty and Justice event speech. Away from the rain and a slew of competitors' supporters last Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro toured affordable housing units at...

2020 Dems Talk Housing Struggles In Communities Of Color

2020 Dems Talk Housing Struggles In Communities Of Color

This weekend, at presidential candidate events and forums throughout central Iowa, economic injustice against communities of color was a reoccurring theme — including discussion of homeownership disparities between black and brown families and their white neighbors....