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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.
How public servants have helped expand housing mobility We often caricaturize bureaucrats, but their knowledge, expertise, and dedication are central to the good work being done in the public sector.Rehabilitation, not victimization Inmates have a fundamental right to personal safety, and anything contrary to that violates their constitutionally and statutorily granted rights.Is Detroit’s “Rehabbed and Ready” program the answer to the city’s appraisal problem? This public-private partnership has the potential to increase traditional sales in a housing market otherwise dominated by distressed property sales.Could permit-to-purchase laws help prevent the next mass shooting? Permit-to-purchase laws require that firearm buyers obtain a license before purchasing certain types of firearms.Medicaid expansion could make health insurance affordable for 5.6 million Many Americans fall into the assistance gap: too rich for Medicaid, but too poor for discounted private insurance in the ACA marketplaces.
