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As Federal Funding Landscape Shifts, States Brace for Fiscal Impact

3 weeks ago | pewtrusts.org | Liz Farmer |Peter Müller

Angela Weiss AFP via Getty Images There’s a saying in the state budget world that there is no such thing as a “normal” budget cycle. Part of the budgeting process requires allowing for unforeseen events. The past five years have underscored that sentiment as state policymakers navigated new spending needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the revenue surge that followed, and historic levels of federal aid.
5 Policies to Help Curb Housing Costs Immediately

3 weeks ago | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tara Roche

These tools are effective ways to increase housing supply and homeownership opportunities Article May 14, 2025 By: Alex Horowitz & Tara Roche Read time: Share 5 Policies to Help Curb Housing Costs Immediately The Pew Charitable Trusts An estimated nationwide shortage of 4 to 7 million homes has pushed rents to all-time highs, with a record share of Americans spending more than 30% of their income on rent. Meanwhile, the median home price has reached $420,000, leaving millions of families...
Broadband Expansion Requires Federal and State Coordination | The Pew Charitable Trusts

1 month ago | pewtrusts.org

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is a $42.5 billion federal effort to expand affordable, high-speed internet access throughout the United States by funding the planning and building of broadband infrastructure projects, as well as programs that help people get online.
Chicago and Washington, D.C., Among Cities Well Suited for Office-to-Co-Living Conversions

1 month ago | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tushar Kansal

Projects could create low-cost, downtown housing near jobs and transportation Article April 28, 2025 By: Alex Horowitz & Tushar Kansal Read time: Share Chicago and Washington, D.C., Among Cities Well Suited for Office-to-Co-Living Conversions Daniel Leal AFP via Getty Images Like most major American cities, Chicago and Washington, D.C., are struggling with a trio of real estate challenges: a housing shortage that has driven up rents, record rates of homelessness (in large part caused by...
How to Improve and Expand Ownership of Manufactured Homes

2 months ago | pewtrusts.org | Rachel Siegel |Linlin Liang

A persistent national housing shortage of 4 million to 7 million homes has driven housing costs to record highs, putting homeownership out of reach for millions of Americans. On Feb. 25, The Pew Charitable Trusts convened experts, lenders, and advocates to explore how federal and state policymakers could modernize financing for manufactured homes to increase the housing supply and expand homeownership opportunities.
Broadband Expansion May Hinge on States’ Processes for Attaching Lines to Utility Poles | The Pew Charitable Trusts

2 months ago | pewtrusts.org

Increasing broadband deployment has been a critical component of the United States’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a central aspect of the recent wave of funding aimed at modernizing the country’s infrastructure.
Slowdown in Private Sector Jobs a Boon for State and Local Hiring

Mar 10, 2025 | pewtrusts.org | Liz Farmer

Rapid wage growth helped drive the now-record number of people working in government Article March 10, 2025 By: Liz Farmer Read time: Share Slowdown in Private Sector Jobs a Boon for State and Local Hiring Frederic J. Brown AFP via Getty Images For the past two years, state and local governments have been a major force in the job market, hiring new employees at a pace not seen in decades and helping drive the nation’s overall employment growth as private sector hiring noticeably cooled. But...
Small Single-Stairway Apartment Buildings Have Strong Safety Record | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Feb 27, 2025 | pewtrusts.org

Policymakers could increase the supply of multifamily housing in their states and localities by revising outdated building codes that require more than one stairway in small apartment buildings. If enough states and cities enacted this simple change, it could reduce the nationwide shortage of multifamily housing.
The Silly Rule That's Helping Keep Housing Costs High

Feb 21, 2025 | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz

Trust Magazine On the record Trust Article February 21, 2025 Read time: Share The Silly Rule That’s Helping Keep Housing Costs High Jessica Yap Unsplash In too many American cities, numerous downtown office buildings sit barely used, their absence of workers gutting nearby businesses. Meanwhile, hundreds of residents, too poor to afford shelter, sleep on the streets. Addressing these problems is within our grasp. We can start by getting rid of local rules that require that apartment windows...
Americans Feel Good About Job Security—But Not Pay

Feb 21, 2025 | pewtrusts.org | Demetra Aposporos

Trust Magazine Noteworthy Trust Article February 21, 2025 By: Demetra Aposporos Read time: Share Americans Feel Good About Job Security—But Not Pay The Pew Charitable Trusts Amid low unemployment nationwide, U.S. workers feel good about their level of job security, and relatively few expect to look for a new job in the coming months, according to a Pew Research Center survey released in December. Still, only half of workers say they are extremely or very satisfied with their job overall. And...