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We all desire a place to call home, but is affordable, quality housing out of reach for many Wichitans? The members of the Wichita Journalism Collaborative are working together to investigate and report on this issue. Learn more
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The city of Wichita can fine landlords who don’t take care of their properties. It rarely does
By Celia Hack/KMUW An analysis by KMUW found the city fined fewer than 200 property owners…
New appraisals spark appeals
By Meg Britton-Mehlisch / The Active Age Appeals of Sedgwick County’s new property appraisals were…
OPINION: Wichita State misses window of opportunity by not expanding on-campus housing
By Mya Scott/The Sunflower Many college students rely upon on-campus housing when attending college. This…
How a Wichita mobile clinic halved EMS calls to a homeless center
The ICT Street Team started a paramedic on-site at United Methodist Open Door last year…
Wichita City Council approves municipal IDs
The Council voted unanimously Tuesday to create the City of Wichita ID to lower barriers…
Book Review: Wichita’s Big Read 2025 selection holds up a flag that says “You are not alone”
By Sophia Best/The Sunflower When asked by her brother what she hopes to bring into…
Wichita City Council to vote on municipal IDs Tuesday
Advocates have pushed officials to create a city-wide ID to lower barriers for the homeless…
Rising property valuations spark questions, anxiety over taxes. Here are some answers
By Chance Swaim/The Wichita Eagle If you learned that something you own is actually worth substantially…
A Kansas tax credit can help build thousands of affordable homes. Lawmakers want to cut it
KMUW | By Dylan Lysen, Daniel Caudill Critics of the affordable housing tax credit argue it is…
Meet the Board Chair of MAC Board Inc., the Wichita nonprofit running the city’s homeless center
MAC Board Inc. will take over operations of the current emergency winter shelter on April…
City solution for abandoned homes not working as planned
By: Zena Taher / KSN WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – What was once thought of as a…
‘Spinning our wheels’: Bureaucratic, funding obstacles hinder Wichita land bank
By Celia Hack / KMUW The city of Wichita created a land bank in 2021…
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