Missouri Housing Development Commission

"It makes me feel really alone in this world," said Christine Rudolph, a few days after being evicted from her home in Jefferson City. Missouri tenants facing eviction are unsure how to follow a stay-at-home order when they no longer have a home to go to.

Can Missouri Get Out Rental Assistance Fast Enough To Prevent Evictions?

Rebecca Rivas

Since Feb. 15, Missouri has put $17.4 million into the hands of nearly 3,500 families — a significant jump from $3.6 million provided to about 700 families by the middle of May.

One of the topics of the 2018 Fair Housing Conference was on finding was to reduce the number of evictions in St. Louis.

Government, Politics & Issues

Advocates Fear Homeless Crisis With Federal Eviction Moratorium In Shaky Legal Ground

Rebecca Rivas

Out of $300 million in federal emergency rental assistance, Missouri has doled out $3.6 million.

Government, Politics & Issues

Senate bill targets Greitens’ appointments to state boards and commissions

Marshall Griffin

The Missouri Senate is weighing a bill that would revoke the governor’s ability to appoint and remove people at will from state boards and commissions.The…

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens helped engineer a freeze on low-income housing tax credits. And that decision is likely to stand unless the legislature makes substantial changes to the program.

Government, Politics & Issues

Greitens holds all the cards in embargo of state low-income housing tax credit

Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens upset a bipartisan contingent of legislators when his interim appointees made major public policy decisions. That includes how…

RISE Community Development's Stephen Acree stands in one of his organization's apartments in Forest Park Southeast. His group used low-income housing and historic tax credits to redevelop a slew of buildings in the central corridor neighborhood.

Government, Politics & Issues

Greitens succeeds in push to halt low-income housing tax credits

Marshall Griffin

Missouri will not issue $140 million dollars in state low income housing tax credits next year. The Missouri Housing Development Commission voted 8 to 2…

Beyond Housing's Chris Krehmeyer stands in a vacant unit inside Rosie Shields Manor in Pagedale. Krehmeyer's group has developed a number of projects using the low-income housing tax credit.

Government, Politics & Issues

Governor leads effort to halt Missouri’s low-income housing tax breaks

Jo Mannies

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens cast a key vote Friday to block state spending for its low-income housing tax credit program, saying such development efforts…

Barnes-Jewish Hospital faces up to a 3 percent reduction in Medicare payments for higher-than-average readmission rates.

Morning headlines: Friday, August 26, 2011

Barnes-Jewish could lose millions in Medicare paymentsOne of Missouri's largest hospitals could face a cut in Medicare payments because too many Medicare…

Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon gets a tour of a damaged neighborhood by Berkeley, Mo. Mayor Kyra Watson in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. A tornado hit the region on April 22 damaging or destroying over 750 homes and buildings.

Government, Politics & Issues

Mo. housing panel approves tax credits for Berkeley, Joplin, those with special needs

Updated at 12:38 p.m. with information on tax credits for those with special needsReporting from KCUR's Elana Gordon used in this report.Missouri's…

Government, Politics & Issues

Zweifel praises MHDC vote to earmark money for housing for homeless

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 25, 2011 - State Treasurer Clint Zweifel praised today the Missouri Housing Development…

Health, Science & Environment

A new place for Places for People, a new haven for the homeless

David Baugher

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 10, 2010 - There was no need to break ground, but breaking down walls was certainly on the…