By Steven Hish | Phoenix New Times
For the first time in nearly a decade, Arizona lawmakers look poised to lift a cap on funding for affordable housing and homelessness services.
But advocates say the proposed spending isn’t nearly enough to address the state’s growing housing crisis.
Arizona Republicans proposed a budget this week that would inject $10 million into the state Housing Trust Fund, which provides grants for construction projects, rental assistance, rural home ownership, homeless shelters, and other programs to keep roofs over the heads of low-income residents.
