Policy

Florida’s Bold Housing Bet Earns Ivory Prize For Breaking Barriers

The Florida Housing Coalition wins the 2025 Ivory Prize for its leading role in implementing the Live Local Act—transforming affordable housing policy, zoning, and momentum across 123 communities statewide.

Policy

Arizona’s Starter Home Push Stalls Amid Local Pushback

Legislative bids to remove zoning and design mandates in Arizona’s housing-starved metro areas are stuck in limbo. While the bill aims to fast-track affordable homes, local municipality opposition and concerns over investor ownership have derailed it again.

Policy

Florida Escalates Fight For Workforce Housing Authority

The Sunshine State’s latest Live Local Act update strengthens zoning preemptions and adds legal muscle, at odds with city governments that invoke home rule protections to resist affordable housing mandates.

Policy

New Arkansas Zoning Strategy May Loosen NIMBY Chokehold

Arkansas has enacted a law allowing cities and counties to bypass traditional public hearings and legislative votes for zoning changes to streamline housing development and reduce NIMBY influence.