The Trump administration is pushing to reshape the federal housing safety net by slashing spending and shifting the burden of housing millions of people to states, which may be ill-equipped to handle the mission. READ MORE
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner kept repeating the same phrases to Congress in defense of President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut the agency’s budget by 51%. READ MORE
Our Path Home works with local partners in Boise and Ada County to provide safe, cool places for people experiencing homelessness during the hot summer months. These locations are available to help keep you cool and comfortable when temperatures rise, ensuring you have a safe place to go during the heat of the summer. Summer…
Dozens of volunteers in Boise picked up hammers as a local church marked 15 years of partnering with Habitat for Humanity. READ MORE
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes cuts to federal housing aid, including vouchers. The vouchers are used by more than 2 million low-income households, but millions more qualify. Seniors reliant on Social Security and struggling with health issues tell BI they need the aid. READ MORE
A “perfectly functioning housing market” is considered one in which people of all incomes can find housing. In years past, the Treasure Valley housing market may have been labeled as such. But these days, affordability remains a steadily growing problem locally, across Idaho and throughout the nation. READ / LISTEN
BOISE, Idaho — Federal budget cuts are taking a toll on one of the Treasure Valley’s key housing assistance organizations. READ / WATCH
President Trump has repeatedly promised to “make America affordable again.” But for those Americans most in need, his administration’s latest budget plan would dramatically shrink the federal rental aid that helps keep millions of people housed. READ MORE
DOGE, run by the world’s richest person Elon Musk , has caused a whirlwind of chaos in President Donald Trump ’s first 100 days in office by making swift and sweeping changes to the federal government: dismantling agencies, executing mass firings, and slashing government contracts. Now, DOGE is installing a college junior at the Department…
Lawmakers in several states are moving to tighten restrictions on how homeless service providers operate—limiting access to shelter beds, restricting the use of hotel rooms, and tying funding to abstinence-based policies. READ MORE