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Senate Passes Major Housing Affordability Bill 89-10
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan housing affordability bill, spearheaded by Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott, aimed at tackling the housing shortage and rising prices. It includes provisions to expand affordable housing financing, boost modular home construction, and restrict large investors while awaiting House approval.
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Slashing Tax Rates and Cutting Loopholes
Options for Tax Reform in the 119th Congress Congress has an unprecedented opportunity to cut tax rates to their lowest level in almost a century…
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Options for Navigating the 2025 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Expirations
Policymakers should have two priorities in the upcoming economic policy debates: a larger economy and fiscal responsibility. Principled, pro-growth tax policy can help accomplish both…
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House Passes 6 Bipartisan Science Committee Bills
The U.S. House of Representatives passed six bipartisan Science Committee bills, covering a range of issues from energy and environment to research and technology….
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How governors are working on solutions amid intense political polarization
PBS News Hour with Judy Woodruff. Part of her series, America at a Crossroads…
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What We’re Getting Wrong About 2024’s “Moderate” Voters
The voters who could decide 2024 are a complicated bunch. They constitute one of the most valuable, overlooked, and misunderstood chunks of the American electorate: the nation’s mythical moderates…
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Bridging systems: open problems for countering destructive divisiveness across rankings, recommenders, and governance
There is widespread concern about social divisions leading to political violence and a reduced capacity to respond to collective societal challenges. This paper explores how “bridging-based ranking” vs. today’s “engagement-based ranking” in recommender systems may help promote more productive and less volatile debate on social platforms…
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Five things you should know about House Administration’s Subcommittee on Modernization
Influenced by the work and recommendations of sunsetted Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, this subcommittee is working in an evenly bipartisan manner to advance solutions to make the House a more functional, accessible, transparent, and technologically adept institution. Here’s what you should know about it…
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Why America Needs Moderates
The health of our democracy depends on preserving anti-extremism and a sense of humility—both traits that political moderates possess…