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As prediction markets increase access to sports betting, policymakers and federal regulators should consider robust consumer protections and tax policies for both prediction markets and sportsbooks.
Federal Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Major Expansion in Medicaid-Funded Opioid Addiction Treatment Examining access to buprenorphine—a common and effective medication treatment for opioid use disorder—across states by Medicaid expansion status and opioid use disorder rate shows what’s at stake.Do Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Support Residential Lending? Despite differences in study design and data, both Urban Institute researchers and the Government Accountability Office find a statistically significant, positive relationship between advances and residential lending.Nonprofits in Massachusetts Reported an Increase in Individual Giving in 2025 Massachusetts nonprofit leaders reported growth in small-dollar and large-dollar donations last year, with a notable increase in the share of nonprofits that received donor-advised fund grants.More People Are Betting on Prediction Markets During Football Season. Here’s Why That Matters. As prediction markets increase access to sports betting, policymakers and federal regulators should consider robust consumer protections and tax policies for both prediction markets and sportsbooks.How Three Communities Use Public Equity to Finance Mixed-Income Housing Development Massachusetts, Colorado, and Chattanooga, Tennessee are leveraging public capital to advance mixed-income housing development, attract private capital, and serve as the patient investors that housing developments need to remain financially feasible.How Federal Immigration Policy Changes Could Threaten Older and Disabled People’s Access to Direct Care The US Supreme Court’s ruling on Temporary Protected Status could leave many states and cities with even fewer direct care workers at a time when older adults are already struggling to access care.
