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Mayor Mahatma?: New York's Bill de Blasio Compares Himself to Mohandas Gandhi
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio compared his experiences with political setbacks to that of Mohandas Gandhi, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
Find rental assistance programs for your location
Federal rental assistance is being distributed in communities to help landlords and renters who are struggling to keep up with rent and other bills.
A Bill to Help Homeless Kids Has a Surprising Foe: Homeless Advocates
It's supposed to expand HUD’s recognition of homelessness to include more families. But some fear that could threaten funding for the neediest population.
10 Easy Art Therapy Techniques To Help You De-Stress
Art therapy is a form of therapy that encourages creativity and s...
11 Tips to De-Stress Your Life
Stress is an insidious health risk mostly caused by trying to control events and people that we can't.
How Will We Pay for a $1.9 Trillion Spending Bill?
"Politicians are quick to ignore the costs of government spending in proposing legislation and obscure those costs by issuing debt rather than raising revenues. It is politically popular to issue debt and send checks to everyone. The benefits of the policy are clear: people get checks. The...
What Led to This Nasty, Ugly Spending Bill
When politicians cannot put aside pet projects and boondoggles to ensure that the country is on good financial footing, they put our future at risk.
Why the tech antitrust reform bills are struggling to move forward
In important ways, parties are still talking past one another.
How to get real Community Benefits Agreements? Depends on who you ask
It’s the chicken or the egg argument. Should city aldermen meet with stakeholders and then craft a bill? Or should the bill be proposed and then brought to
Subscriber Only: Should you be paying more local property tax?
Smart Money: Dublin households continue to get a reduction, but elsewhere bills are rising
Open Thread: What do you think of the affordable housing compromise?
The agreement will take the place of a controversial one percent construction tax bill.
How Federal Incentives Can Increase Access for Section 8 Recipients
Landlords are the focus of a proposed bill that would provide extra perks for accepting Housing Choice vouchers.
Low-income Californians could find life a little less costly
A suite of low-profile bills could make life just a little easier for millions of Californians living in or near poverty. Think of these bills as a bit like aspirin: they don’t get at the roo…
Should I evict my son?
DEAR ANNIE: I have a 47-year-old son who lives with me. He pays no rent, and he does not help with the bills. He does help with some of the yard work and housecleaning, but he ignores it if I ask h…
The Publicist Who Dreads Getting Caught for Her Illegal Airbnb
“I see this money as part of my income, and I depend on it. If we got found out, I’d have trouble paying my bills.”
Why is the HUBzone program prone to abuse, and how can it be improved?
It is no secret that crime occurs disproportionately in areas that are economically underdeveloped. Individuals who have few employment opportunities still need to pay their bills and meet their basic needs, and often stable employment is scarce or nonexistent in those neighborhoods. As a crime-reducing and neighborhood-building initiative, the federal government has sought to encourage the growth of private business and local employment in impoverished areas.
U.S. has a Head Start on throwing good money after bad
Imagine this scenario: You’re looking at your cable TV bill one day, and you notice a charge for the Smart Kids channel. You’ve never watched it, so you pick up the remote and click over and … noth…
Dear B.C. Liberals: Your budget priorities need fixing.
Dear B.C Minister of Finance Michael De Jong, Thank you for your voicemail message expressing your regret that I was not home to share with you my priorities for a balanced budget. Perhaps it was a good thing that I was not available for your call because I have a feeling you don’t really want to hear what I have to say about your government’s fiscal management record. Firstly, I don't think we could even agree about the topic of our conversation since…
The De-Stress Diva’s Guide to Life
In this book, America’s De-Stress Diva Ruth Klein gives you proven strategies for overcoming seventy-seven common stressors, with practical tips and techniques that you can put to work immediately to rebalance and re-energize your life. The De-Stress Diva understands the many stress points women encounter in juggling work, family, and friends. She has helped countless women overcome the stressful situations that affect them most to bring…
How to De-escalate a Conflict: 5 Therapy Tips
What can you do to help de-escalate a conflict? There are several tips to help de-escalate anxious, hostile or challenging behavior, and how you respond...
