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November 25, 2025

Congress should restore local autonomy over homeless aid

The Trump administration recently announced a major shift to the scoring rubric for the federal government’s main source of homeless aid—the Continuum of Care program—which annually distributes $3.9 billion in…

October 28, 2025

Suspending SNAP Benefits in November Could Push 2.9 Million People Into Poverty

The ongoing federal government shutdown has put into question whether the federal government will continue to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in November. SNAP is one of the…

July 30, 2025

It’s Not Surprising That No-Strings Attached Cash Didn’t Help Kids

A recent study put to the test an idea that has become increasingly influential over the past decade: To help kids thrive, one of the best things you can do is to…

June 4, 2025

Congress Is Subsidizing the Wrong Neighborhoods

When President Trump signed Republicans’ 2017 tax legislation into law, one section in it stood out for its ambitious goal: directing private investment dollars to left-behind communities. The law provides a tax…

May 29, 2025

How Non-disabled Medicaid Recipients Without Children Spend Their Time

The reconciliation bill passed by the United States House of Representatives imposes community engagement requirements for childless non-disabled Medicaid recipients age 19–64, starting in 2027. The requirement can be met…

May 28, 2025

An Evaluation of Approaches to Cut and Reform SNAP

House Republicans narrowly passed their version of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” last week, and the legislation contains major changes to SNAP, including expanded work requirements, reduced federal and state exemptions…

May 20, 2025

The share of Medicaid recipients in compliance with the House bill’s community engagement requirement

Last week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved several changes to Medicaid as part of the reconciliation bill. One major change is the imposition of community engagement requirements…

May 14, 2025

An Evaluation of Cost-Saving Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Abstract Congress is considering ways to reduce spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $230 billion over 10 years. Reforms will likely include one or more of the following cost-saving…

April 25, 2025

A baby bonus is the wrong response to declining fertility

The Trump Administration is reportedly considering ways to reverse declining fertility in the United States, most notably a $5,000 “baby bonus” for any mother who gives birth. The administration is…

April 9, 2025

Trump’s Tariff Formula Is Still Wrong. Maybe That’s Why No One Will Admit They Created It.

Last Friday, we showed that the Trump Administration’s tariff formula contained an error that made its calculated tariffs up to four times too large. The entire premise of the administration’s…