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Greg Acs, vice president for the Tax and Income Supports Division at the Urban Institute, spoke with Virginia Public Media about the risks of addressing affordability in a zero-sum context that focuses on who bears the short-term costs of a policy instead of its potential for growth.
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    Jack Smalligan discusses potential changes to Social Security Disability Insurance
    The Social Security Administration (SSA) is considering changing eligibility criteria for those seeking disability benefits.
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    Joseph Rosenberg discusses how anticipated tariff costs compare with OBBBA tax cuts
    For most Americans, the average costs associated with new tariff policies will outweigh the average projected savings from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (OBBBA’s) tax cuts.
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    Yonah Freemark discusses cross-sector success of LIHTC
    Yonah Freemark, a housing and land-use expert at the Urban Institute, spoke with Governing about how the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program has been the nation’s most successful contributor to new subsidized housing units.
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    Samantha Batko discusses Denver’s All In Mile High homelessness initiative
    Samantha Batko, a homelessness policy expert at the Urban Institute, spoke with Denver 7 News about her and her colleagues’ evaluation of Denver, Colorado’s All In Mile High initiative, which aims to end unsheltered homelessness by the end of 2026.
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    Andrew Rumbach discusses increase in private-sector disaster support
    Following the Trump administration's funding and staffing reductions at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, former employees are increasingly securing jobs in the private sector as “disaster consultants,” or contractors hired by states and cities to help with disaster recovery.
  • A man with light hair and a beard sits at a table in a brightly lit room in front of a laptop, scrutinizing one of a few sheets of paper and typing into his phone.
    Sarah Rosen Wartell shares policy pathways to address the cost-of-living crisis
    In an op-ed for Governing, Sarah Rosen Wartell, president of the Urban Institute, laid out three policy pathways leaders can explore to address Americans’ cost-of-living concerns.