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Washington Post columnist Charles Lane reflects on the need for ambitious housing solutions in cities throughout Blue America.

Political blogger Kevin Drum explains in Mother Jones why rent control, as it turns out, doesn’t help those who need it most.

As rent control regulations are renewed in New York, The New York Times Editorial Board breaks down how a big idea in Minneapolis points the way for other cities desperately in need of housing. The growing city did away with single-family zoning to make way for the creation of more housing.

Rent control legislation introduced in the Illinois state legislature this year may have been defeated, but many are warning that the issue won’t wind down anytime soon.

A new report from the National League of Cities revealed that most of America’s mayors have one thing on their mind: housing.

Hawaii Public Radio’s Casey Harlow reports on Honolulu’s plan to build 500 affordable housing units every year — all without using any taxpayer funds.

As the Press Herald Editorial Board explains, for rural states, housing policy is economic policy.

KHON 2 reports on Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s new affordable housing bill.