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Helping cities flip money pits into gold mines
November 15, 2023 | News, FinanceAn incubator is working with cities to capitalize on their under-used properties by helping them to think like real estate developers.
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Shutdown appears averted as House passes ‘laddered’ proposal
November 14, 2023 | News, FinanceThe continuing resolution extends SNAP through September, ensures other benefit programs are funded into early 2024 and avoids millions of workers being furloughed.
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A dispute over Amtrak funding derailed a vote on THUD
November 09, 2023 | News, FinanceThe House GOP’s Transportation and Housing and Urban Development funding bill would cut $8 billion from the departments. But that’s not what scuttled the vote.
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Amid high heating prices, emergency funding for energy bills dries up
November 07, 2023 | News, FinanceCongress approved one-time funding last year to help low-income families pay to heat and cool their homes. As winter approaches, states and advocates are calling for more money.
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Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food
| Finance, NewsCOMMENTARY | Few people with SNAP benefits could use them for online purchases before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How California and Florida are trying to stave off the home insurance crisis
November 01, 2023 | News, FinanceHistorically, the two states have had very different approaches to insuring against natural disasters. That’s changing.
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GOP states embrace Uber, Lyft to take low-income patients to medical appointments
| News, FinanceThe companies have lobbied states to use Medicaid funding to pay for the trips.
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Interest rates are rising, but states aren’t worried yet. Here’s why.
October 28, 2023 | News, FinanceState and local governments generally use bonds to finance major infrastructure projects. But higher rates won’t bust budgets just yet. Plus, more news to use from around the country in this week's State and Local Roundup.
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Blue and red states slash taxes despite warnings of hard times ahead
October 25, 2023 | News, FinanceSince 2021, half the states have cut personal income tax rates.
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Using opioid settlement cash for police gear like squad cars and scanners sparks debate
October 23, 2023 | News, FinanceAs state and local governments figure out how to spend more than $50 billion from opioid settlement cash, officials must balance how to allocate funds for competing interests such as drug addiction treatment and enhanced police tech.