New tally by Champaign City Council supports Section 8 protections

CHAMPAIGN – To Champaign City Council members Marci Dodds and Kathy Ennen, approving a city policy that landlords can't discriminate against holders of federal Section 8 rent vouchers was a matter of fairness.

"It's a governmental program that helps people," said Dodds, whose vote Tuesday broke a 4-4 council deadlock on the issue from last week.

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