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  2. Report: Lack of housing, labor, holding back Maine's growth

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    (The Center Square) — Chronic workforce shortages and a lack of affordable housing are throttling down Maine's economic growth, according to a new report that calls for increased funding and ...

  3. 2024 Election Housing Measures: What Passed, What ... - AOL

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    Los Angeles voters approved a new half-cent sales tax for housing development, while Charlotte, North Carolina, passed a $100 million housing bond package. Baltimore followed with a $20 million ...

  4. Bill calls for study of local laws that hinder development of ...

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    Mar. 23—A measure that calls for creating a committee to study how local land-use and zoning laws affect affordable housing development got a positive reception from a legislative panel Monday.

  5. Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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    The United States Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (commonly referred to as HERA) was designed primarily to address the subprime mortgage crisis.It authorized the Federal Housing Administration to guarantee up to $300 billion in new 30-year fixed rate mortgages for subprime borrowers if lenders wrote down principal loan balances to 90 percent of current appraisal value.

  6. In Maine, a stubborn housing crisis has put down roots - AOL

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  7. Maine Legislature - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, tribe representatives tried to co-sponsor a bill, and in 1999 the tribes were formally allowed to co-sponsor bills. [4] On 2001, this rule change allowed for Donna Loring to push for a bill, "An Act to Require Teaching Maine Native American History and Culture in Maine’s Schools" to require all public and private schools in the state ...

  8. Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89–117, 79 Stat. 451) is a major revision to federal housing policy in the United States which instituted several major expansions in federal housing programs. The United States Congress passed and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the legislation on August 10, 1965. [1]

  9. Eliminating single-family zoning among ways to increase ... - AOL

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    Dec. 3—A commission formed to examine barriers to building housing in Maine is recommending eliminating single-family zoning, allowing homeowners to build in-law apartments as a matter of right ...