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DC policymakers considering TOPA changes should understand the implications for owners and renters of two-to-four-unit rental buildings.
In Most Regions, Metropolitan Planning Boards Overrepresent Homeowners and Drivers The appointed and elected officials who sit on the boards of a large share of regional planning organizations rarely reflect the people they serve.The National Guard Won’t End Homelessness. Housing Resources Can. Despite a nationwide trend toward criminalizing people experiencing homelessness, decades of research show that housing resources and other supports remain the best solution to helping people exit homelessness.Metropolitan Planning Organizations Make Decisions About Transportation Options Nationwide, but They Rarely Represent All Their Constituents. Adopting population-representative voting systems could help metropolitan planning boards better reflect all residents’ transportation needs.Why the Firing of the BLS Commissioner Should Concern Every Data User The nation’s data collection agencies are critical to producing better evidence-based public policy, but the firing of Commissioner McEntarfer destabilizes them.New Tariffs Will Hurt American Workers. Democracy Could Suffer Too. Workers may face wage cuts, fewer job opportunities, higher living costs, and growing economic uncertainty because of the United States’ new broad-based tariffs.Medicaid Cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Leave 3 in 10 Young Adults Vulnerable to Losing Health Care Access The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will likely make it more difficult to apply for and maintain Medicaid, which could make it harder for young adults to successfully transition to adulthood.