CBC New Brunswick8h ago
Help urged for low-income households struggling with rising power rates
A pair of Saint John poverty researchers have told N.B. Power's rate hearing that rising electricity prices are a serious affordability problem for low-income households and the utility or provincial government should match programs in place elsewhere that would help.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/nb-power-rates-low-income-households-9.7133835?cmp=rss
Show threadMiss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈4d ago
... obligation to provide a "realistic opportunity" for the development of #affordable #housing. This prevents cities from using exclusionary zoning to keep out #low-income residents and provides a #mechanism—the "Builder’s Remedy"—for developers ...
Show threadNonilex6d ago

The agency’s proposed rule would loosen limits on #EthyleneOxide #emissions from around 90 commercial sterilization facilities across the country. Roughly 2.3 million people live within two miles of these facilities in what are often #LowIncome neighborhoods or #CommunitiesOfColor, according to an analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists, an environmental group.

#Trump #EPA #law #EnvironmentalLaw #GeographicInequality #regulations #health #PublicHealth #safety

Global NewsMar 10
Calgary mayor seeks new funding framework for low-income transit pass
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he's hoping to get the province on board with increased funding for the city's low-income transit pass program.
#Canada #CalgaryTransit #cityofcalgary #lowincometransitpassprogram
https://globalnews.ca/news/11724195/calgary-low-income-transit-pass-funding/
Global News CanadaMar 10
Calgary mayor seeks new funding framework for low-income transit pass
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he's hoping to get the province on board with increased funding for the city's low-income transit pass program.
#Canada #CalgaryTransit #cityofcalgary #lowincometransitpassprogram
https://globalnews.ca/news/11724195/calgary-low-income-transit-pass-funding/
Global News CalgaryMar 10
Calgary mayor seeks new funding framework for low-income transit pass
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he's hoping to get the province on board with increased funding for the city's low-income transit pass program.
#Canada #CalgaryTransit #cityofcalgary #lowincometransitpassprogram
https://globalnews.ca/news/11724195/calgary-low-income-transit-pass-funding/
TechdirtMar 2

New Mexico Dems Pass An Affordable Broadband Law In 25 Days

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/02/new-mexico-dems-pass-an-affordable-broadband-law-in-25-days/

New Mexico Dems Pass An Affordable Broadband Law In 25 Days

In late 2024, Trump Republicans killed a very popular program that provided low-income Americans $30 off of their monthly broadband bill. The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was, unsurp…

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News BeepFeb 5

These are the Canadians with ‘consistent low income,’ new data shows – National

A newly released Statistics Canada study has identified which Canadians are most likely to have “consistent low income,”…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #Economy #LowIncome #StatisticsCanada
https://www.newsbeep.com/385224/

Global News NationalFeb 4
These are the Canadians with ‘consistent low income,’ new data shows
The study used data from the 2016 Canadian census to evaluate what population groups were most impacted by low-income measure after tax.
#income #census #population #Canada #Economy #LowIncome
https://globalnews.ca/news/11651862/canadians-experience-low-income/
Global News CanadaFeb 4
These are the Canadians with ‘consistent low income,’ new data shows
The study used data from the 2016 Canadian census to evaluate what population groups were most impacted by low-income measure after tax.
#income #census #population #Canada #Economy #LowIncome
https://globalnews.ca/news/11651862/canadians-experience-low-income/