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November 14, 2023
In 2021, Democrats succeeded in temporarily expanding the child tax credit (CTC) as part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Previously, the maximum CTC of $2,000 per child was available only…
October 31, 2023
…unemployed. Except during the Great Recession and the pandemic, states have always contributed 50 percent to EB costs. The proposal would increase EB benefits from a current maximum of 20…
October 25, 2023
…typical household today pays on average $709 more per month due to inflation than two years ago — far exceeding the maximum CTC for two children of $600 per month temporarily paid then. Even…
October 20, 2023
…with an eye to protecting people’s privacy. During lunch, Scott Pulsipher, president of Western Governors University (WGU), spoke about how WGU seeks to maximize the value of their programs, and…
October 11, 2023
…example, the maximum income a family of four could have and still receive SNAP is currently just under $41,000 in every state except Alaska and Hawaii. The SNAP eligibility threshold…
October 5, 2023
…Part D subsidies. For example, the maximum income a family of four could have and still receive SNAP is currently just under $41,000 in every state except Alaska and Hawaii….
September 25, 2023
…county could add an estimated 900,000 additional housing units annually (depending on the maximum allowed density) for the next 30 to 40 years. This moderate density increase would expand the…
September 18, 2023
…country, an estimated 930,000 additional housing units could be created annually (depending on the maximum allowed density) over the next 30 to 40 years. This moderate density increase would expand…
August 24, 2023
…we simply just trace this to the first mitzvah in the Garden of Eden, there’s a lot more going on here than religious teaching. “There is an element of contagiousness,”…
August 23, 2023
On August 21, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited “improper payment report” on the troubled Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. PUA was an unprecedented federal unemployment benefit program that…