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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.
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.Assessing the Census Citizenship Question’s Potential Effects on Congressional Representation New analysis shows that citizen-based apportionment can enhance the effect of gerrymandering.
