Kansas is cutting a tax credit for affordable housing. That might make homelessness worse

Kansas is cutting a tax credit for affordable housing. That might make homelessness worse

Advocates for people who are homeless say eliminating the credit will mean it's harder to find affordable places to live. Lawmakers say when they passed the tax credits in 2022, they didn’t realize how much they would cost.

Ohio housing advocates want lawmakers to nix budget language that alters affordable housing funding

Stock photo from Getty Images.Housing advocates are urging Ohio senators to remove an amendment from the state’s two-year operating budget that would significantly affect a source of funding for local homelessness and affordable housing programs.   The Ohio House added language to their version of the budget that would change the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. The Ohio Senate is currently working on the budget and will send it back to Ohio Gov. Mike D…

Kansas lawmakers move to cut tax credit for affordable housing - The Iola Register

Advocates for people who are homeless say eliminating the credit will mean it’s harder to find affordable places to live. Lawmakers say when they passed the tax credits in 2022, they didn’t realize how much they would cost. Kansas’ Affordable Housing Tax Credit passed with bipartisan support in 2022, but it’s now on the chopping block after lawmakers voted to phase it out. The program matches federal dollars with state money to incentivize devel…

Kansas City Cloverleaf Housing Crisis FOREVER . . .

Tonight's sign of the times and a glimpse that AFFORDABLE HOUSING is probably the biggest crisis confronting this cowtown and the rest of the nation in the modern era . . . Check-it: Read more at tonyskansascity.com