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Last month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development canceled 78 Fair Housing Initiative Program grants, affected programs in 33 states, including Ohio.

Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio provides free legal services to those facing housing discrimination through a federal grant from HUD. That grant was just canceled.

An audit by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general found that families lived in housing units that weren't "decent, safe, and sanitary."

Gov. Mike DeWine said he has received a resignation letter from Marcia Fudge, the Cleveland Congresswoman who had served the 11th District since 2008. She…

The annual homeless count by the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows an increase in people living outside. The 2020 numbers in the report do not reflect the impact of the pandemic.

The move follows an executive order by President Biden to expand protections for LGBTQ people in health care, housing and education.

Andre Perry of Brookings says discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, zoning laws and other issues in which the Department of Housing and Urban Development is less involved.

President Biden on Tuesday signed four executive actions aimed at upholding one of his key campaign themes.

Updated: 5:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 Cleveland-area Democrats are leaping to fill the void in Congress that will be left by Rep. Marcia Fudge’s nomination to the Biden cabinet. Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Chair Shontel Brown and Nina Turner, a top supporter of Bernie Sanders’ presidential run, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to create campaign committees on Wednesday. Jeff Johnson, a former state lawmaker and city councilman, told ideastream he also is running for the seat.

Updated 11:00 a.m., Dec. 10, 2020 Housing and neighborhood advocates in Northeast Ohio and beyond reacted with optimism Wednesday to news that Cleveland Congresswoman Marcia Fudge would be President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).