The nation is not keeping pace with repairing and replacing more than 400,000 affordable rental units that serve low-income rural residents. Without action, a cascade of rentals will age out of the program, creating a housing gap that could contribute to rural population loss, according to the Housing Assistance Council. […]
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Congress has ignored requests from the Trump administration to zero out rural housing programs. But merely protecting current funding will not address rural housing needs adequately, advocates say. Building stronger rural communities requires creating new housing initiatives, not just preserving the housing stock that is already in place, says the head […]
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The early results of the 2018 midterm elections are in, and while not every race has been finalized, results so far confirm the predictions of many pollsters. At the national level, Democrats were able to take back the House while sustaining loses in the Senate. But the “blue wave” that […]
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With just a week until Appalachians make their way to the polls, and early voting happening in many states in the region, the Appalachian midterms are garnering more and more attention. That is especially true in the districts where Pres. Donald Trump has, and continues to, stumped for members of […]
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No matter how you do the math, the balance of power in the U.S. House and Senate this midterm election cycle doesn’t lie in the results of Appalachian races. Sure, the runoff between West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and his challenger, Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, has been played […]
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100 Days’ political reporting includes “Appalachia on the Hill” — our unique take on politics and policy that connects regional issues to national context for our readers, and provides a meaningful presence for the region on Capitol Hill. Our D.C. correspondent Jan Pytalski conducts reporting, research and outreach to legislators […]
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