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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.
More Than 3 Million Americans Were Displaced by a ‘Natural’ Disaster in the Past Year. How Can We Prepare for Our Climate Future? To best prepare for disasters that are likely to increase in severity and frequency, policy solutions will need to originate from all corners of the government—not just emergency management offices.Registered Apprenticeships Can Increase Earnings, but Not Enough People Know That Could better advertising the earnings gains associated with apprenticeships lead more employers and workers to pursue them?More Competition in Real Estate Broker Commission Negotiations Will Lower Costs for All After a federal court struck down the current real estate commission process, a new process will be needed to increase competition and transparency while protecting first-time and less affluent homebuyers.Who Lives in the Community Disaster Resilience Zones? The newly designated community disaster resilience zones will guide hazard mitigation policy as well as private and nonprofit investment to reduce the growing risks of climate change.Despite Potential Long-Term Returns, Federal Investment in Children is Expected to Continue Declining A new report finds government spending on children in 2022 fell from pandemic highs and will continue to decline in the coming decade.Shining a Light on the Black Middle Class For decades, research and policy has overlooked the Black middle class, instead conflating race with income and allowing racial wealth gaps to remain.
