Landlords use mysterious algorithm to hike up rent. HUD to adjust subsidy caps. Access to reproductive care.

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October 20, 2022

Cost of Affordable Housing On The Rise

HUD to Adjust Fair Market Rent Subsidy Caps

Cost of Affordable Housing in America

Propublica identifies the impact of using rent-setting algorithm that helps landlords set prices across the U. S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the proprietary algorithm is hurting competition and inflating rent.

National Low Income Housing Coalition provides information on how much you need to earn to afford a modest apartment in your state.

New HUD "Fair Market Rent" Policy is intended to better adjust subsidy caps. It plans to set FMRs for 2023. Read the policy here. Cbpp

Rent Going Up? One Company's Algorithm Could Be Why.

On a summer day last year, a group of real estate tech executives gathered at a conference hall in Nashville to boast about one of their company's signature products: software that uses a mysterious algorithm to help landlords push the highest possible rents on tenants.

Out of Reach

OOR22 shows how difficult it is for renters to find affordable housing. Find out how much a renter must earn to afford a modest home at https://nlihc.org/oor

LWV Information for the Midterm Elections

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For Your Information: Reproductive Rights

Guttmacher interactive map on abortion policies and access to reproductive care, National Maternal Health Hotline provides help for pregnant and new moms, U. S. HHS provides up-to-date information about access to and coverage of reproductive healthcare, and more.

Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm misinformation The Conversation

Open Secrets launches new tool to track ballot measures across the country as part of a continuing effort to integrate state level data. Open Secrets

Justices shield spouses' work from potential conflict of interest disclosures Politico

America's increasingly atrocious access to maternity care, explained in 3 charts. VOX

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. Get free, confidential information and resources for pregnant and new moms in English and Spanish.HRSA.GOV

U.S. State Policies on Contraception Care Guttmacher

Interactive Map: U. S. Abortion Policies and Access after Roe Guttmacher

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way. The Conversation

The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services provides accurate and up-to-date information about access to and coverage of reproductive healthcare and resources. rr.gov

Gender and Health: Impacts of Structual Sexism, Gender Norms, Relational Power Dynamics and Gender Inequities. Virtual event, October 26, 2022 Nih.gov

New York Hospitals to Pay $165 Million to Women Abused by Gynecologist HuffPost

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FairPlay Dared by the Algorithm: Dangerous challenges are just a click away. A new report on risky content makes a case for the Kids Online Safety Act. Read the report here.

NCSL State Family and Medical Leave Laws.

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