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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Why Rocket Mortgage won’t start another housing crisis The new mortgage app sparked controversy over whether another housing crisis is now just a click away. But the app could actually reduce lending risk.From HOPE VI to Choice Neighborhoods: Let’s protect people’s health during housing redevelopment Public and assisted housing residents tend to have poor health. Residents in Choice Neighborhoods didn't fare any better than they did in the program’s predecessor, HOPE VI.Development impact bonds: A new strategy for healthier moms and children Every day, 830 women die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. A new mechanism for financing interventions abroad might be able to help.The stalled, struggling black middle class For the middle class as a whole, the evidence on financial progress is mixed. The black middle class, however, is decidedly losing ground.Michael Brown, Ferguson, and why race matters for policy research Knowing context can’t reduce the tragedy of a life lost too soon, but research on inequality and mobility provides evidence to inform effective policy.Wage insurance as a policy option in the United States President Obama’s fiscal 2017 budget to be released tomorrow will include a wage insurance program, but it’s missing some important details.
