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Author Archives: Sarah Kleiner

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A photo of a D.C. Housing Authority maintenance supervisor looking at water damage to a stairwell skylight in a public-housing complex
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

The U.S. ignored public housing. This is what happened.

by Sarah Kleiner January 7, 2022January 28, 2022

More than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated Congress needed to spend $26 billion on construction projects for the nation’s stock of aging public housing developments. Now, after years of failing to address the problem, the backlog of unfunded capital projects has ballooned to an estimated $80 billion. These […]

Roxanne Schaefe enters an outside door to her apartment building.
Posted inHousing in Crisis

In rural America, an invisible eviction crisis

by Sarah Kleiner December 22, 2021April 17, 2023
Posted inHousing in Crisis

HUD got $9 billion to combat COVID-19 impacts. Only a quarter has been spent.

by Sarah Kleiner November 30, 2021January 28, 2022
A screenshot of Richard Zeitlin
Posted inVeterans Charities

Donors file class action lawsuit against Las Vegas telemarketer alleging scam PAC scheme

by Sarah Kleiner September 30, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

More money coming for housing as crises mount

by Sarah Kleiner August 27, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

The life-or-death consequences of pandemic evictions

by Sarah Kleiner August 13, 2021January 28, 2022
Dylyn Price posa en el interior de su casa rentada.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Ayuda para el alquiler, víctima de la burocracia

Taylor Johnston by Sarah Kleiner, Taylor Johnston and Michael Casey July 12, 2021January 28, 2022
Dylyn Price of Athens, Ga., looks out a doorway from her kitchen at her rented townhome.
Posted inCOVID Divide

More than $425 million promised for rental assistance didn’t make it to tenants or their landlords

Taylor Johnston by Sarah Kleiner, Taylor Johnston and Michael Casey June 29, 2021July 6, 2023
Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez knocks on a door before posting an eviction order. The CDC eviction moratorium expires June 30, 2021.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

‘Historic wave of evictions’ expected when moratorium expires

by Sarah Kleiner June 25, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Q&A: Is Biden’s affordable housing plan enough?

by Sarah Kleiner April 23, 2021January 5, 2022
Tenant rights activists hold a demonstration about renters who are behind on rent not getting the rental assistance they need.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Behind on rent? We want to hear from you.

by Sarah Kleiner and Alex Eichenstein March 16, 2021January 28, 2022
President Biden Signs Executive Orders On Health Care Access
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

With the stroke of a pen, Biden begins undoing Trump’s deregulation policies

by Sarah Kleiner February 5, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Without financial assistance, renters are on the brink of eviction, financial ruin

by Sarah Kleiner December 9, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inSystem Failure

Here’s how Biden could undo Trump’s deregulation agenda

by Sarah Kleiner October 30, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

Volunteers in Utah help Navajo residents with addresses so they can vote

by Sarah Kleiner October 26, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

In Minnesota, broad access to voting rights does not extend to thousands of parolees

by Sarah Kleiner October 23, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

Colorado’s voting laws are a model for other states looking to expand access

by Sarah Kleiner October 23, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

Clerical woes could present problems for rural Alaska voters

by Sarah Kleiner October 21, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

Voter registration isn’t available online in Wyoming, creating hurdles for residents

by Sarah Kleiner October 16, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

Felony disenfranchisement is one of the only remaining barriers to voting in Washington

by Sarah Kleiner October 14, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

Since 2010, Wisconsin Republicans have made voting more difficult for people of color

by Sarah Kleiner October 9, 2020December 31, 2021
Posted inUS Polling Places

Voting is easier in Virginia now, unless you have a felony conviction

by Sarah Kleiner October 9, 2020January 28, 2022
Doug Deason
Posted inThe Heist

The Dallas Piggy Bank

by Sarah Kleiner September 17, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inVeterans Charities

Telemarketer at center of Public Integrity investigation banned from fundraising

by Sarah Kleiner September 16, 2020January 28, 2022
A screenshot of Richard Zeitlin
Posted inDemocracy

Embattled Las Vegas telemarketer got COVID-19 business loans

by Sarah Kleiner and Chris Zubak-Skees August 14, 2020January 28, 2022
Eviction during the coronavirus pandemic
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Communities of color poised to lose their homes as eviction moratoriums lift

by Sarah Kleiner and Pratheek Rebala July 22, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

‘Yawning gaps’ in learning expected during pandemic

by Sarah Kleiner March 20, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inVeterans Charities

Virginia attorney general slaps veterans charity founder with $100,000 fine

by Sarah Kleiner March 5, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

‘Scam PAC’ treasurer sentenced to federal prison

by Sarah Kleiner February 21, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Big corporations dispute sponsoring a Florida police charity that mainly pays telemarketers

by Sarah Kleiner and Chris Zubak-Skees January 29, 2020January 28, 2022

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