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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
Aiming for the True Count: Four Numbers That Matter in the 2020 Census The fairness and accuracy of the census, and its miscounts, are governed by four simple numbers.How Can We Reduce Housing Instability among LGBTQ Americans? Housing instability among LGBTQ Americans ranges from discrimination to homelessness.More than Half a Million SNAP Recipients Could Lose Benefits over Time under Proposed Poverty Measure The Trump administration has proposed changing how inflation is measured when setting federal poverty thresholds.Congress’s Proposed Effort to Encourage Retirement Savings Ignores Larger Threats to Retirement Security Late last month, the House overwhelmingly passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act.Unstable Work Patterns Challenge Compliance with Safety Net Work Requirements The Trump administration continues to advance work requirements in federal health, nutrition, and rental assistance programs.