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DC policymakers considering TOPA changes should understand the implications for owners and renters of two-to-four-unit rental buildings.
How Diverse Groups Produce Better Research: A Q&A with Jewel Mullen Jewel Mullen is the associate dean for health equity at the Dell Medical School of the University of Texas at Austin.Children, Seniors, and Families Would Lose SNAP Benefits under a Trump Administration Proposal A recent proposal would limit states’ ability to increase SNAP's income limits set at the federal level.Creative Financing Could Help Cities Like Portland, Maine, Integrate Asylum Seekers and Tackle Other Challenges Several hundred asylum seekers—most fleeing violence in Central Africa—arrived in Portland, Maine over the summer.Five Insights on Researching Violence against Women after 25 Years of VAWA Twenty-five years ago, Congress nearly unanimously passed the Violence Against Women Act.How Debt Burden Affects FHA Mortgage Repayment, in Six Charts Should the FHA tighten credit to lower the average debt-to-income ratio for its insured loans?Endowments Won’t Solve College Affordability Problems It’s easy to wonder why anyone has to pay tuition, given the size of some college endowments.