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Data centers’ effects on housing vary widely based on location and local market conditions.
Data Centers Are Reshaping Communities. Can Their Revenues Support Housing Affordability? Data centers that are already operating or approved will likely keep running and generating revenue. Here’s how localities could use that revenue to address housing affordability.Improving the Plumbing and Policy on Federal Place-Based Supports To help maximize the return on limited resources, federal policymakers should ensure federal place-based programs’ rules, requirements, and administration are efficient and effective.Are Data Centers Worsening America’s Housing Crisis? Data centers’ effects on housing vary widely based on location and local market conditions.Three Data Strategies to Sustain Public Safety Gains After ARPA Funding Expires Three data strategies for local leaders to consider as they decide which programs and services to maintain, scale back, or cut as American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding expires in December 2026.Jobs Don’t Pay Enough to Make Most Counties Affordable for Young Families The average wage isn’t enough to cover basic needs for a single parent and two children in 99 percent of counties.Green Card Processing Delays Could Leave Refugees Waiting Indefinitely to Become Eligible for Medicaid As of October 1, many refugees are no longer eligible for Medicaid until they obtain a green card.