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This week on the Campbell Conversations: Quality housing for the poor in Syracuse

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Stephanie Pasquale, left, deputy director of Syracuse's Department of Neighborhood and Business Development, and Paul Driscoll, the department's director

Last Month, NPR and PBS aired reports on two federal programs for low income housing, the low income housing tax credit program and Section 8 housing vouchers. The reports uncovered many shortcomings. This week, we explore how these programs are working in the Syracuse area. We're joined by Paul Driscoll, commissioner of Syracuse's Department of Neighborhood and Business Development, and Stephanie Pasquale, the department's deputy commissioner.  

In part two of the conversation, we look at Syracuse's efforts to provide quality housing for the poor and to generate more mixed income housing, and whether they're working.

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Grant Reeher is a Political Science Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship. He is also creator, host and program director of “The Campbell Conversations” on WRVO, a weekly regional public affairs program featuring extended in-depth interviews with regional and national writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals.
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