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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.
Creating a door out of poverty starts with partnerships How can we act on the growing evidence base and increasing awareness about the central importance of housing?Police body camera policies: What’s in and what’s out About a year ago, we launched an interactive feature that tracks body camera legislation. Since then, legislatures in 18 states passed new body camera laws.DeVos, a charter proponent, must consider how charter school openings and closings affect kids and communities If the President-elect's nominee for education secretary seeks to expand charter schools, we must understand how these schools' growth affects students and their communities.Is Ben Carson ready to handle America’s rental housing crisis? Over the past decade, rents have risen faster than incomes in almost every part of the country, yielding a big challenge for the incoming HUD secretary.How apprenticeships offer wins for the Trump administration, workers, companies, and taxpayers An expanded apprenticeship system could improve the earnings and status of workers, especially those without a bachelor’s degree.What community developers can learn from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests The controversy is part of a long narrative of land policies explicitly connected to tribal identity and socioeconomic opportunity.
