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Manufactured Homes Are a Crucial Source of Lower-Cost Housing, but Financing Is a Major Hurdle
With few new starter or lower-cost homes being built in the U.S., communities throughout the nation could leverage manufactured homes (modern mobile homes) to help increase the housing supply. However ...
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Every State Identifies Broadband Affordability as Primary Barrier to Closing Digital Divide
In 2021, Congress enacted the Digital Equity Act (DEA) as part of the massive Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The DEA defines digital equity as “the condition in which individuals and ...
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Meeting Crisis With Care: Transforming Mental Health and Justice
Stat: 2 million: The number of times people with mental health conditions in the United States are jailed annually. Story: In the United States, law enforcement officers and emergency room physicians ...
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Small Mortgages Are in Short Supply in Cities With Low-Cost Housing
Research shows that homebuyers often struggle to obtain small mortgages—those for less than $150,000—even in metropolitan areas where low-cost homes are plentiful. To better understand the financing ...
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Pew Welcomes Its First Civic Science Fellow to Work With Funders Collaborative
The Pew Charitable Trusts has partnered with the Civic Science Fellows program to host its first fellow as part of the 2024-25 cohort. Lisa Maillard, a Ph.D. candidate in environmental policy and ...
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Where States Get Their Money, FY 2016
These data have been updated. Click here for new data. Taxes and federal funds together account for 80.9 percent of revenue for the 50 states. Taxes are the largest revenue source in 45 states, while ...
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Four Things to Know About Tax Incentive Evaluations
Every state offers companies tax incentives, a mechanism by which states agree to forgo tax revenue in the hope that the companies’ activities will catalyze new economic activity. These incentives ...
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How Can Tidal Forested Wetlands Help Address Climate Change?
Tidal forested wetlands, including brackish tidal swamps, are important ecological transition zones between land and sea. Influenced by tides and freshwater, these ecosystems feature woody plants that ...
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U.S. National Trends and Disparities in Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts, and Health Care Use
From 2000 to 2020, the overall rate of suicide increased 30% and climbed to more than 49,000 deaths in 2022—the highest number ever recorded in the United States. Suicidal ideation (a range of ...