Lawmakers push to expedite Pallet shelters opening amid cold weather, facing delays
As lawmakers push for the empty Pallet shelters to open by whatever means necessary, the state's department of housing said ...
Could A Shelter Emergency Help Relax Expensive Building Codes
When rules established that were intended to keep people health and safety do the opposite by limiting housing and shelter ...
Des Moines city leaders move forward with plans to build homeless village
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines city leaders are moving forward with plans to build a "pallet shelter village" for homeless ...
Des Moines City Council approves application to seek federal funding for homeless village
City officials voted unanimously to approve an application seeking federal funding for the project entailing 43 shelters ...
RI senators push for emergency declaration to address homelessness crisis
More than half of Rhode Island’s senators are urging Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a state of emergency as ...
Lawmakers pushing McKee hard for public emergency declaration over homelessness. Will he do it?
At least 46 state lawmakers signed a petition urging McKee to declare a public health emergency, which McKee said he would ...
RI Senate leaders push McKee to declare state of emergency over homelessness. What they said.
Leaders hope that by declaring a state of emergency, it will clear the red tape keeping the Pallet shelters from being used ...
McKee activates emergency winter shelters ahead of polar vortex
As overnight temperatures dip into the teens and 20s this week, Gov. Dan McKee’s administration on Monday night opened two ...