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As prediction markets increase access to sports betting, policymakers and federal regulators should consider robust consumer protections and tax policies for both prediction markets and sportsbooks.
How Tribes Can Pursue Disaster Declarations and Federal Recovery Funding Proactive planning can help tribes request presidential disaster declarations and access federal recovery funding.Despite Facing Higher Disaster Risks, Many Tribal Communities Struggle to Access Home Insurance We explore the barriers tribal communities face in accessing affordable home insurance and how a tribal-owned insurer is filling some coverage gaps.Federal Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Major Expansion in Medicaid-Funded Opioid Addiction Treatment Examining access to buprenorphine—a common and effective medication treatment for opioid use disorder—across states by Medicaid expansion status and opioid use disorder rate shows what’s at stake.Do Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Support Residential Lending? Despite differences in study design and data, both Urban Institute researchers and the Government Accountability Office find a statistically significant, positive relationship between advances and residential lending.Nonprofits in Massachusetts Reported an Increase in Individual Giving in 2025 Massachusetts nonprofit leaders reported growth in small-dollar and large-dollar donations last year, with a notable increase in the share of nonprofits that received donor-advised fund grants.More People Are Betting on Prediction Markets During Football Season. Here’s Why That Matters. As prediction markets increase access to sports betting, policymakers and federal regulators should consider robust consumer protections and tax policies for both prediction markets and sportsbooks.
