affordable housing

The monthly bill for many Wyomingites’ homes absorbs over 30% of their income, the benchmark for what’s considered affordable.

Tribes around the country receive federal support through the annual Indian Housing Block Grant program, but Trump’s proposed budget would decrease the program’s funding by about 20% next year.

That comes as Wyoming’s housing shortage worsens. Right now in Wyoming, there are only five affordable homes available for every 10 low-income renters.

A new study from Headwaters Economics shows that housing on public lands would have only a minimal impact on the West’s housing crisis, with most potential development being focused in a small number of states. Economist Megan Lawson also says that wildfire danger would be a huge risk to these potential homes.

Economic and environmental challenges could complicate the Trump administration’s proposal to create housing on public lands. A new analysis supports the idea, but says it is unlikely to solve the affordable housing crisis by itself.

The town and county’s housing programs dodged legal challenges for now, though some critics suggest future legal threats could be looming.

At least six bills aimed to make building easier by removing barriers or providing funds. Five died without discussion.

Senators are frustrated with a late-stage amendment.

The Wyoming Legislature dropped all but one affordable housing measure this session. There was a grueling fight over the purpose and scope of the last bill as it advanced through the House.

State lawmakers filed six bills this year aiming to chip away at the state's affordable housing crisis. Five of those bills died without any discussion.