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    Ilhan Omar unveils bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments amid pandemic

    Landlords and mortgage holders would be able to have losses covered by the federal government under the legislation Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ilhan Omar in Nashua, New Hampshire, on 13 December 2019. Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar has unveiled a bill that would […] More

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    California lawmakers fail to pass a bill that would combat the housing crisis

    SB50 would have overridden zoning laws to allow small apartment buildings in single-family-home neighborhoods California lawmakers have voted down a bill that would have eased the state’s growing housing crisis. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/Associated Press California lawmakers have failed to pass the most ambitious proposal yet to combat a growing housing crisis, voting down legislation on […] More