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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.
What rural communities stand to lose from proposed housing budget cuts The Trump Administration's proposed cuts and tax reforms could reduce housing availability and affordability in rural communities.How vulnerable are nonprofits under Trump’s skinny budget? President Trump's budget would slash funding to, or abolish, programs that provide significant financial support to nonprofits across the country.In DC, new child care regulations are a promising start New child care regulations put DC at the leading edge of a field typically marked by low wages and inconsistent quality.Whether school choice policies actually increase choice depends on where you live Policies aimed at increasing school choice will only work if those choices are accessible to families via transportation.A Trump crackdown on legal marijuana would hurt state budgets Some states are already using revenue from taxing marijuana to fund public services, but this practice could be upended by the federal government.You can’t understand the gender pay gap without understanding occupational segregation The gender pay gap is frequently dismissed by statistically removing the chief determinant of wages in a market economy: the type of work you do.
