Posts Tagged Affordable Housing
Virginia Students in Subsidized Housing Often Have to Attend Low-Performing Schools
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 12, 2019
Credit: Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
As the price of housing skyrockets in areas with good schools, children who live in areas with low-cost housing are stuck with low-performing schools. Michael Pope reports.
Virginia is Losing Residents to Our Southern Neighbors
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 18, 2019
For the past few years fewer people have been moving to Virginia. Instead more are actually leaving the Commonwealth, moving to other states — and they’re heading south. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Northam Working to Increase Affordable Housing Options, GOP Support Remains Unclear
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 2, 2019
Lawmakers are returning to Richmond Wednesday, where they’ll be considering a proposal from the governor to invest more money into affordable housing. Michael Pope reports.
Affordable Housing in Virginia Remains Difficult to Find
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 16, 2018
The economy is booming, and Virginia is doing well in a number of areas. But, some are being left behind. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence August 7, 2020There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."
- Jerry Falwell Jr. On 'Indefinite Leave' From Liberty University After Racy Photo August 7, 2020Days after Falwell receives criticism for posting a photo online that showed him with his pants unzipped alongside a woman who is not his wife, Liberty University says he is stepping aside.
- Gov. Cuomo Clears The Way For In-Person Learning At Schools In New York State August 7, 2020Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that infection rates were low enough that local districts could opt to bring kids back into classrooms if they wanted. Many teachers oppose the decision.
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- Indian Jetliner Breaks In Two After Overshooting Runway; 17 People Dead August 7, 2020A Boeing 737 with 190 people aboard skids off the runway and plunges down a 35-foot slope — leaving the airliner cracked in two.
- Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence August 7, 2020
- From BBC News
- Coronavirus: Stricter measures introduced in Preston August 8, 2020New cases of coronavirus have more than doubled in the city in the space of a week.
- Coronavirus: Face covering use expanded in England and Scotland August 8, 2020The new rules apply to cinemas, museums and places of worship as more quarantine restrictions start.
- Congress' last-ditch talks on virus stimulus fail August 7, 2020With benefits expired for millions of jobless and mass evictions looming, lawmakers go on holiday.
- Nicola Sturgeon: Internal disputes 'risk to SNP success' August 7, 2020The first minister says her party should focus on "what matters to people" ahead of next year's Holyrood vote.
- Record number of unaccompanied children reach UK August 7, 2020More than 20 under-18s will be taken into the care of Kent County Council.
- Coronavirus: Stricter measures introduced in Preston August 8, 2020
