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Housing Is economic infrastructure, and Congress has finally started treating it...

Editorial and Op-Ed 08/14/2026

For years, New England employers have identified one challenge that cuts across nearly every industry: our region is not building enough homes to meet...

ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS R.I. Secretary of Housing Stefan Pryor, left, says he'll take now that the $14 billion fiscal 2024 state budget has been approved is hiring staff members for the R.I. Office of Housing and Community Development. The budget included funding for 21 full-time equivalent positions. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JACQUELYN VOGHEL

Housing advocates pleased with legislative strides, but are they enough?

Government 06/30/2023

With this year’s legislative session over and the $14 billion fiscal 2024 budget settled, the state's top housing official and affordable housing advocates say...

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