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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.
Greater transparency is still possible for single-party democracies in Africa Achieving transparency is a formidable challenge in some sub-Saharan African countries, a third of which have been ruled by a single party for several decades.Ten Urban Wire blog posts that elevated the debate in 2018 Many issues forced us to ask difficult questions about America’s identity and the best ways to support the most vulnerable people.Housing finance issues to watch in 2019 Members of the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center share what they're keeping an eye on over the next year.We need to do more for homicide co-victims A single homicide affects countless lives, and the survivors left behind—known as homicide co-victims—are often overlooked in the aftermath.We need to do more for homicide co-victims A single homicide affects countless lives, and the survivors left behind—known as homicide co-victims—are often overlooked in the aftermath.