Heavyweight libertarian economist Milton Friedman's famous observation was that you can't have open immigration and a welfare ...

New York City will spend $650 million over the next five years to combat homelessness and mental illness, while increasing ...

Outside the Minneapolis Central Library, a public seating area is decorated for the winter holidays, with festive evergreen ...

Though the number of unhoused people has been steadily rising, the governor has pushed back against a declaration. “I would ...

Migrants staying in emergency shelters throughout the five boroughs “accounted for almost 88% of the increase in sheltered ...

Next City’s housing correspondent on the issues he’s keeping an eye on this year, from increased criminalization of ...

Data show Oregon had the second-highest percentage of unsheltered homeless residents on a single night of January 2024 ...

Newsom survived a recall, weathered a pandemic, and coasted to reelection amid speculation about his ambitions for higher ...

Connecticut lawmakers' housing priorities are a reprise of agendas they've considered in past sessions — with a couple of new ...

In his fourth State of the City speech, Mayor Adams vowed he’d double down on affordability and public safety during the ...

A group of Rhode Island legislators are asking Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency.

A recent federal report found New York State is dealing with the highest per capita rate of homelessness in the country.