A new Harvard Law Review report by a Kentucky state senator offers strong background on why America's ongoing "renters right to council" is gaining ground. 

Cal Matters, the California non-profit journalism website, published reporting from Dan Walters that the Golden State has the second-lowest percentage of residents living in homes that they (or their families) own at 55.5 percent. No surprise, New York was the lowest at one percent less than California.

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