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How proposed changes to federal jobs, spending, and policy could affect DC, Maryland, and Virginia’s shared economy
The federal government is a key regional employer, and changes to this sector could increase unemployment, decrease housing production, reduce revenue generated through personal income taxes, and more.

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DC’s unemployment insurance bill could increase by as much as $1 billion if half the federal workforce were cut
In the DC metropolitan area, where federal workers make up more than 9 percent of the workforce, a 50 percent reduction in the federal workforce would raise the unemployment rate to more than 7 percent.

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Understanding access to DC’s 3-year-old public prekindergarten program through mapping families’ application and enrollment patterns
The My School DC lottery was the most common entry point into a public school for DC Pre-K3 students, with 49 percent of students enrolling through a match they received in the lottery.

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Child care subsidy policies and practices in DC
Urban researchers identify two changes that’ve showed early promise in improving access to quality child care: expanding subsidy eligibility and basing reimbursement rates on a cost-estimation model instead of market rates.

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Investigating racial, ethnic, and neighborhood disparities in access to safe hospital care in DC
Black-white disparities in patient safety in DC appeared to be driven by unequal access to the safest hospitals, as opposed to systematic differences in patient care within hospitals.

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Thrive Prince George’s: Participant characteristics at enrollment
The guaranteed income pilot aims to provide greater economic stability and increase upward mobility for its target populations: young people who’ve aged out of foster care and senior adults ages 60 and older.
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