• South Carolina lawmakers approve option to consider redrawing congressional districts,Stephen Biddix

    South Carolina lawmakers approve option to consider redrawing congressional districts

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina House lawmakers voted Wednesday to begin the process of potentially redrawing the state’s congressional map. The House approved an end-of-session resolution by an 87-25 vote, allowing lawmakers to return to the Statehouse after May 14 to consider new congression

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  • State zoning preemption tested as Colorado lot bills fail,Richard Lawson

    State zoning preemption tested as Colorado lot bills fail

    After years of pushing housing affordability reforms, Colorado legislators hit a wall — crashing up against the limits of how much zoning control they could strip from local governments. This year, they sought to require most cities to allow single-family homes on lots as small as 2,000 square feet,

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  • NAR says policies already align with new HUD stance on sharing school, crime data,Jonathan Delozier

    NAR says policies already align with new HUD stance on sharing school, crime data

    The National Association of Realtors (NAR) says its existing policies already align with new federal guidance allowing agents to discuss neighborhood crime rates and school quality without violating the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on racial steering. The Department of Housing and Urban Developmen

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