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Correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where she covers poverty and philanthropy.
Tags: Funding: Private/Foundation, Poverty
Links: NPR bio | (Current as of: October 4, 2014)
National Public Radio (NPR)
December 18, 2017
In Wisconsin, the state legislature passed a law in 2011 that expressly prohibits local governments from imposing eviction moratoriums.
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National Public Radio (NPR)
March 30, 2016
Most tenants who fail to pay rent and are taken to court have no legal representation while most landlords do.
News Story
National Public Radio (NPR)
March 28, 2016
Today, more than 11 million families spend over half of their incomes on rent, and for the poor, it can be as much as 80 percent.
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KQED Radio (NPR) (Northern California)
August 17, 2015
Public housing remains a mixed bag ten years after Katrina.
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National Public Radio (NPR)
August 17, 2015
At the time of Katrina, more than 5,000 families lived in public housing; today, there are only 1,900.
News Story
National Public Radio (NPR)
July 16, 2014
Laws that criminalize homelessness are on the rise across the country. And it's only making the problem worse.
Audio , News Story
National Public Radio (NPR)
May 27, 2014
NPR report on housing crunch in Washington, DC as gentrification presses the poor living in affordable housing. Some receive help from the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless.
Correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where she covers poverty and philanthropy.
Tags: Funding: Private/Foundation, Poverty
Links: NPR bio | (Current as of: October 4, 2014)
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News StoryAs Temperatures Fall, No Halt To Evictions Across Most Of The Country
Pam FesslerNational Public Radio (NPR)
December 18, 2017
In Wisconsin, the state legislature passed a law in 2011 that expressly prohibits local governments from imposing eviction moratoriums.
Audio , Feature
In A High-Rent World, Affordable And Safe Housing Is Hard To Come By
Pam FesslerNational Public Radio (NPR)
March 30, 2016
Most tenants who fail to pay rent and are taken to court have no legal representation while most landlords do.
News Story
Welcome To Rent Court, Where Tenants Can Face A Tenuous Fate
Pam FesslerNational Public Radio (NPR)
March 28, 2016
Today, more than 11 million families spend over half of their incomes on rent, and for the poor, it can be as much as 80 percent.
Audio
After Katrina, New Orleans’ Public Housing Is A Mix Of Pastel And Promises
Pam FesslerKQED Radio (NPR) (Northern California)
August 17, 2015
Public housing remains a mixed bag ten years after Katrina.
Audio , News Story
After Katrina, New Orleans’ Public Housing Is A Mix Of Pastel And Promises
Pam FesslerNational Public Radio (NPR)
August 17, 2015
At the time of Katrina, more than 5,000 families lived in public housing; today, there are only 1,900.
News Story
With A Series Of Small Bans, Cities Turn Homelessness Into A Crime
Pam FesslerNational Public Radio (NPR)
July 16, 2014
Laws that criminalize homelessness are on the rise across the country. And it's only making the problem worse.
Audio , News Story
Lack Of Affordable Housing Puts The Squeeze On Poor Families
Pam FesslerNational Public Radio (NPR)
May 27, 2014
NPR report on housing crunch in Washington, DC as gentrification presses the poor living in affordable housing. Some receive help from the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless.
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