A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled against changes the federal government sought to the main source of funding for housing the homeless. The judge made the ruling on the grounds that the government didn’t adequately consider the impact the changes would have on providers or on people who need such agencies to obtain and remain in housing. 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s actions on this front constituted a violation of federal law, U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy said in a ruling issued Monday. 
“Overall, the actions undertaken by HUD in attempting to hastily eliminate its Housing First approach serve as the hallmark of unreasoned decision making,” McElroy…​