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Millions of Americans could lose out on more than $700 in healthcare benefits if Congress doesn't keep these tax credits
Pandemic-era subsidies drove enrollment in Obamacare. Now, millions of Americans could see costs r…
John Towfighi
Oct 02 2024 11:58 IST
A Nevada mayor is battling one of the worst housing shortages in the US. Her solution: looser construction regulation.
Nevada is one of the most unaffordable places in the country. The mayor of Reno says cities need to…
Eliza Relman
Nov 02 2024 15:33 IST
How the cost of childcare is expected to change under Trump or Harris
BI looked at Harris and Trump's past track records and proposed policies to see how the election co…
Allie Kelly
Nov 01 2024 11:34 IST
New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child's life and a restored child tax credit in Kamala Harris' new economic plan
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing tax cuts for new parents and working families as she gear…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
Aug 16 2024 17:32 IST
The blockbuster jobs report just gave Kamala Harris a boost where she needs it most
The booming jobs market in September could give former President Donald Trump one less thing to att…
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff,J…
Oct 04 2024 17:42 IST
What you need to know about Kamala Harris' 'opportunity economy'
Harris touted her plan to build an "Opportunity Economy" during her first presidential debate with …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Joshua Nel…
Sep 11 2024 16:41 IST
Nearly a million more children fell into poverty last year. Both presidential campaigns want to give parents money to fix that.
Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
Sep 10 2024 19:36 IST
Here's where funding comes from for guaranteed basic-income programs giving money with no strings attached to low-income Americans
Basic income programs in San Antonio, Austin, Denver, and Atlanta draw funding from federal relief,…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
Apr 09 2024 16:48 IST
Houston's basic-income participants plan to spend the $500 a month on rent and groceries but the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the program
Some Houston residents are set to start getting $500 a month in basic income for housing and grocer…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
Apr 23 2024 19:33 IST
One thing both campaigns agree on: bring back money for parents
Parents could get cash if either campaign has their way — and if Congress follows suit.
Juliana Kaplan
Aug 20 2024 16:56 IST
A boomer lives on $1,800 monthly in Social Security and worries about her future: 'What am I going to do?'
Ann Miller, 78, lives in Ellensburg, Washington on her Social Security income. It's difficult to af…
Allie Kelly
Aug 07 2024 12:17 IST
1 million Arizonans will have all their medical debt wiped out, joining other states' efforts to make sure the burden doesn't 'torpedo' Americans' lives, Arizona's governor says
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced a partnership with RIP Medical Debt to forgive medical debt for …
Ayelet Sheffey
Mar 05 2024 18:59 IST
President Biden's new budget wants to bring back the child tax credit and make sure Americans don't face Social Security cuts all while taxing billionaires and big companies more
President Joe Biden's latest budget proposal would expand the child tax credit and create a paid-le…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
Mar 11 2024 19:49 IST
Montana's housing crisis is a warning for older homeowners across the country
Older and retired Montanans are particularly hard hit by the state's severe housing crisis, as thei…
Eliza Relman
Jul 10 2024 17:15 IST
A California city is giving new parents $500 a month. It's one of a growing number of basic income pilots focused on families.
Starting this summer, Pomona, California will give 250 families with children with children under t…
Allie Kelly
Jul 07 2024 12:32 IST
Texas senator says the plan to give poor residents a $500 guaranteed basic income is unconstitutional
Harris County, which includes Houston, is offering $500 guaranteed basic income payments to the are…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Jan 20 2024 20:58 IST
Baltimore gave young parents $1,000 a month. Participants used the money to pay bills and secure stable housing.
Baltimore gave low-income parents $1,000 a month for two years. Participants used the money for bil…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
Jul 04 2024 12:45 IST
2 St. Louis residents are suing the city's basic-income program in an attempt to halt what they call 'unconstitutional' $500 monthly payments to low-income families
St. Louis is giving low-income families $500 monthly, but a lawsuit aims to block the guaranteed-ba…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
Jun 26 2024 18:41 IST
A third of Columbus, Ohio's population just had $335 million in medical debt wiped out thanks to Biden's American Rescue Plan
The medical debt relief program is funded by President Biden's American Rescue Plan and will only c…
Katie Hawkinson
Oct 29 2023 12:33 IST