Mainers in homeownership programs can’t find housing to use their vouchers on

Bangor Daily News— You now need to make over $100,000 annually to afford the median Maine home price, which has increased by 62 percent since April 2020.

The Monitor—Editorial: State laws shouldn’t be used to deny access to Medicaid and other federal programs. A new battle has erupted in the war between the states and the federal government. A Virginia-based federal court last week ruled against states invoking gender-restriction laws to deny Medicaid coverage for some gender-related treatments to transgender residents.

International Business Times UK—Trio Develops Plant-based House Cleaner So Gentle You Can Use it On Your Baby's Butt. Choosing health is not always easy - sometimes, it means defying expert medical advice for something you know will work for you. This is how Marilee Nelson, one of the proud trios who started Branch Basics, zeroed in on the importance of going natural with the products they use.Nelson used to suffer from a chronic illness that required her to go on dialysis. This was not acceptable to her, so she turned to a doctor who believed 'food can be medicine' - and it eradicated her concerns. This made...

Los Angeles Times—Mayor Bass' ambitious housing program calls on L.A.'s wealthy. Can she pull it off?. Los Angeles has always been a city of extremes, but the homelessness crisis is exposing the divide between rich and poor in startling ways. A-listers in designer gowns and million-dollar jewels parade down the red carpet, blocks from tents where people live in unsanitary conditions. Private jets take off at Van Nuys Airport, soaring over streets lined with RVs and crowded apartment complexes. Rising housing prices are turbocharging the finances of homeowners while leaving others unable to afford...