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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.
Five Facts about Our Housing Supply Explain High Rents and Home Prices Since 2009, housing demand has outstripped supply in the United States.Why Are Women Opting Out of India’s Growing Economy? Women’s labor force participation in India has decreased from 33 percent in 2005 to 24 percent in 2019.Four Ways to Address Food Insecurity through Transportation Improvements Residents recently described challenges with transportation and food insecurity to a team of Urban researchers.Sanders’s Plan Would Forgive 13 Million Young Adults’ Past-Due Medical Debt Young adults are more likely to have past-due medical debt and more medical debt in collections.Misconceptions on Social Welfare Spending for Children Can Prohibit Needed Progress Some argue that child poverty in the US is on par with other high-income countries and that our safety net is working as it should.How Baby Bonds Could Help Americans Start Adulthood Strong and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap Under Senator Booker’s bill, every American newborn would receive an initial endowment of $1,000.
