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In this article, we explain nonprofits’ role in thriving communities, the amount of funding nonprofits receive from government sources, and the government funding challenges nonprofits were facing before the shutdown.
How to stabilize nongroup insurance markets in four easy steps The effort to repeal and replace the ACA may be ending, but the need for urgent policy action remains.Without these three essential supports, insurance markets will topple The ACA's individual mandate helps ensure that insurance markets are stable and strong for all people, regardless of their health status.New growth in Detroit and Southeast Michigan also yields new housing challenges Detroit will return to growth for the first time in decades, but this growth presents new housing challenges.These four trends in rental housing have big implications for the growing affordable housing crisis The rental housing landscape is rapidly changing. Meanwhile, the pace of constructing new rental housing supply can't meet growing demand.Outside research organizations can’t replace CBO’s budget team Eliminating the Budget Analysis Division at the Congressional Budget Office would harm fiscal policymaking.A generation is stuck in starter homes, but they’re gaining traction The number of first-time homebuyers remains strong, while the number of repeat homebuyers lags well below its historical average.