Margaret Carmel

Margaret Carmel is a journalist who covers housing affordability, legal issues, and politics. She has reported on SCOTUS rulings related to homelessness cases that started in Boise and their impact on cities across the country. Her work focuses on the effects of high housing prices, low inventory, and rising numbers of people seeking shelter in public spaces after being priced out of the market due to COVID-19 pandemic. Carmel also covers issues related to housing affordability, legal disputes involving government entities and agencies, tax increases to address growth and combat inflation, environmental concerns around 'forever chemicals' in drinking water, and development projects in Boise and its surrounding areas.

Biography:  https://boisedev.com/author/ip-carmel/

82%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

90%

Examples:

  • The article highlights opposing viewpoints from Jodi Peterson-Stigers, executive director of Interfaith Sanctuary and Mayor Lauren McLean.
  • The article shows a clear support for the decision made by SCOTUS in the homelessness case, aligning with the views of Reverend Bill Roscoe, CEO of Boise Rescue Mission.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The article mentions the financial interests of the Boise Rescue Mission CEO who supports the decision.
  • The opposing viewpoint from Interfaith Sanctuary's executive director is mentioned.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article points out contradictions in the ruling with camping ban laws restricting homeless people from sleeping on public property not constituting cruel and unusual punishment.
  • The ruling allowing cities to ticket people for sleeping in public when they have nowhere else to go goes against previous rulings.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims that tickets for sleeping in public are again an option for cities in the Western U.S. after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
  • The article quotes Mayor Lauren McLean's statement opposing the ruling without mentioning her political affiliation.

Recent Articles

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Cities to Enact Stricter Homeless Camping Laws

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Cities to Enact Stricter Homeless Camping Laws

Broke On: Friday, 28 June 2024 The Supreme Court overturned a 1984 decision, allowing cities to enforce camping bans for the homeless without facing cruel and unusual punishment claims. In a separate case, the court narrowed the definition of impairment in relation to records used in official proceedings.