The U.S. House and Senate have both voted for a package of changes to federal housing programs, with broad backing from cities and states. A final bill could get a vote this week.

The legislation’s progress is all the more surprising because it addresses an issue that is shaping up to be the main battleground of the midterm elections: affordability. The effort could still stall ...

As the General Assembly nears the end of its 2026 session, a focus of the past two months has been efforts to reduce the zoning control of localities, instead handing ...