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Congress Expands Program Giving Housing Authorities More Autonomy

Congress expanded a Department of Housing and Urban Development program called "Moving to Work" that gives local housing authorities increased autonomy. Longtime participants, such as the Pittsburgh housing authority, like the freedom. But not everyone agrees that the program benefits the people who rely on those agencies.

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Irina Zhorov was WESA’s reporter for Keystone Crossroads, a statewide public media initiative focused on issues in older Pennsylvania communities.