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Election 2024

Affordability was top of mind for young voters this election

by Caleigh Wells
Nov 8, 2024
Gen Z's lived experience through the pandemic and a period of high inflation meant that the economy was a top issue.
This election, economic concerns were on the minds of Gen Z voters, who have 86% less purchasing power than baby boomers did at their age.
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The "lumpy" road to affordable EVs just got a little longer

by Elizabeth Trovall
Oct 25, 2023
Even though prices have come down and the federal government is helping with rebates, the average price is still above $50,000.
It’s hard to build up new supply chains of EV parts like batteries and electric-motor systems.
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How's Houston's economy working for the working poor?

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jun 23, 2023
A new United Way report finds a 5% increase in the number of Houston-area households struggling to afford basic necessities.
Affordability has been a long-time selling point for people in Houston, but optimism in the local economy is waning.
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New home construction is down. Here's what that says about the housing market.

by Samantha Fields
Aug 16, 2022
This could be another indicator that things are cooling down, but home prices are still at record highs.
Fewer people are willing to commit to buying a new home that’s still under construction, says Lawrence Yun at the National Association of Realtors.
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A new study ranks wealthy nations' health care. By one metric, the U.S. finished dead last.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 4, 2021
The country lags behind 10 other nations, even though it spends more than any of them.
The U.S. ranks last in health care affordability.
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Making art more affordable with lessons from '60s-era Multiples, Inc.

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Rose Conlon and Alex Schroeder
Jan 12, 2021
The idea is that more copies of a given work makes art more accessible to a wider range of people with varying incomes.
Tacita Dean, a British artist, pictured here in 2018. Dean has created 50 different multiples, each remade 100 times, during the pandemic.
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Adventures in Housing

Finding a new apartment is always tough. Then the pandemic hits

by Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 23, 2020
While Aziz Rubakovic's jobs shut down, his search for a new apartment had to continue.
A for rent sign outside a California house.
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Adventures in Housing

Introducing "Adventures in Housing"

by Amy Scott
Aug 28, 2019
A series about how we live today. But to make it work, we need your input.
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Lots of housing markets are still affordable

by Amy Scott
Jun 27, 2019
It all depends where you're looking.
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Public-private partnership pitches in to make outdoor getaways more affordable

by Eilís O'Neill
May 27, 2019
A Seattle-area program is trying to remove one of the barriers to getting outside, and out of town, by offering affordable transportation.
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