Jennifer Ludden
speaker
983 appearances
138 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 1 Sep
Jennifer Ludden’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I'm nobody's mama.
So I'm going to go outside and have fun.
The move is the latest blow to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, or LASA, which has long coordinated services for both L.A.
city and county.
Last year, audits found it failed to properly track spending or the outcome of programs.
The county then said it would pull its local money out of the agency, and the city of L.A.
was considering the same.
Now, the federal housing agency HUD says it will investigate whether LASA broke any laws in its handling of federal contracts.
In a statement, the local agency said it's already working to improve oversight.
L.A.
Mayor Karen Bass noted that homelessness there has finally come down the past two years and said HUD's actions would jeopardize that progress.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News.
In South Carolina, Mabel Lago and her husband have put off their plan for long road trips in retirement, but she worries they'll run out of time.
In Ohio, middle school music teacher Matt Kiesel has seen the cost of his hour-long commute double.
Come fall, he's considering staying part-time with siblings in the city where his job is.
Some can't get to work at all because of high prices.
Alan Bashir at the United Way helpline in Baltimore says a recent caller worried she'd be fired after missing two days.
Because, you know, she couldn't pay for her fuel for her car.
And there was little help Bashir could offer.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News.
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