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Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic state lawmakers announced a proposal last week to address Colorado’s housing affordability crisis. It would change land-use rules in big cities, resort communities, and small towns.
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An Indigenous professor is conducting a national study to learn more about the housing experiences of millions of American Indian and Alaska Native people living in urban areas.
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Americans are increasing their focus on health and the environment, and there’s a growing market for sustainable home building materials like insulation.
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KUNC's Dylan Simard was joined by Michael Booth of The Colorado Sun to discuss the state's housing policy, as well as a look at a community that has struggled with cancer while a nearby business works with a carcinogenic chemical.
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The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report shows that over the last two years, the overall number of people experiencing homelessness increased by less than 1%.
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The Western Governors’ Association has made several policy recommendations to address the nation’s housing affordability crisis.
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Animal Shelters in Wyoming have seen an increase in surrenders and stray animals in the past year leading to high-capacity issues. Recently, a University of Florida report found that in many places, this high capacity is due to the decrease in spay and neuter surgeries during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in Wyoming, there's more to it than just that.
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Home prices increased significantly during the pandemic, and markets in the Mountain West saw some of the country's biggest hikes. But now, some cities in the region might see those prices come back to earth.
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In the Mountain West, more than a fifth of homeowners with a mortgage spend at least 35% of their monthly income on housing. Nearly 40% of renters region-wide spend more than a third of their income on rent.
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A new data set from the U.S. Census Bureau sheds light on how the pandemic affected health insurance, housing and work commutes across the country, and some of the shifts have been especially pronounced in the Mountain West.