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Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives TJ Cox (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) introduced the “Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests (ASSET) Act” on February 11. The bill proposes eliminating asset limits for the Temporary Assistance for…
Diversity Data Kids, in partnership with Brandeis University, released the Child Opportunity Index 2.0, which measures neighborhood opportunity for children in 72,000 census tracts across the U.S. in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. The interactive website allows users to explore the…
Prosperity Now released its 2020 Scorecard, an advocacy tool that compiles data on financial assets and income, employment, homeownership and housing, health care, and education by state, race, and gender. Some data are available for local jurisdictions and congressional districts. The Scorecard…
The Supreme Court on January 27 overturned by a 5-4 vote a nation-wide injunction of the Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule. This decision allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the harmful new rule across the country, except in Illinois, where there is a state…