EU-Turkey Migration Agreement
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Disenfranchisement of Convicted Felons and Incarcerated People
Disenfranchisement, or the deprivation of the right to vote, of criminals is a practice adopted from English law which many states integrated into their constitutions after the Civil War. Every state except Maine, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., enforces some restriction on voting for incarcerated persons. The Tenth Amendment gives states jurisdiction over their election and […]
Environmental Regulation and Housing Affordability
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Promoting homeownership and supporting renters?
Reading time: 4 minutes
A source of debate within U.S. housing policy is whether the federal government should favor policies that promote homeownership or policies that support renters. In the United States, homeownership and renting are targeted by our existing housing policies, but which area should be favored by policymakers? With a limited amount of federal funding available, policymakers must weigh the benefits and drawbacks of investing in homeownership or rental as they make policy.