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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.
Health care employers play a key role in improving worker skills for more rewarding jobs The health care sector is booming, and with that boom comes job opportunities for workers at all skill levels.We need good data on LGBT Americans to craft inclusive policy The Census Bureau announced it would include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the 2020 Census—then did an abrupt about-face.Affordability is not the main problem with housing in Indian Country While affordability is often viewed as the biggest barrier to stable housing, physical housing problems are more severe in tribal areas.The Trump budget for unhealthy housing Proposed cuts to HUD’s housing assistance, healthy housing, and housing improvement programs would keep many families in substandard, unhealthy homes.Innovations in credit scoring could help more families become first-time homebuyers Credit scores are critical in determining whether a lender will consider a borrower’s loan application, but current scoring methods leave many behind.Less segregated communities aren’t only more inclusive. They’re more prosperous. What exactly are the costs of segregation on metropolitan regions, and how does it limit economic vibrancy and earnings potential of residents?
