Manan Shah is thrilled to work as the Government Affairs Associate at NCRC and is passionate about efforts to reduce the racial wealth gap. Manan’s passion stems from his experiences in his hometown, Lynchburg, Virginia. As a student of Title I schools, Manan witnessed his low-income, peers of color face systemic barriers such as a […]
On February 3, President Trump signed H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 into law, which will fund most of the federal government until September 30. The package included five of the six remaining appropriations bills and corresponding earmarks that Congress had not yet passed: Financial Services and General Government State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Defense Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Transportation,
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The federal government shutdown that began on October 1 created immediate uncertainty for millions of households that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Although the shutdown has ended, the disruption revealed how fragile our nation’s food assistance infrastructure really is. A single lapse in federal funding brought SNAP to the brink of severe
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Locally-owned small businesses are almost universally admired. Yet, in a banking industry where bigger is seen as better, warm words rarely translate into hard cash. Small businesses have become a viable pathway towards economic mobility for entrepreneurs and the cornerstone of community development revitalization efforts in historically underinvested communities. However, minority-owned businesses have had to
A flaw in the structure of SNAP benefits has serious unintended consequences for recipients working to rise up the economic ladder.
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Many nonprofits in the community and economic development space are concerned about federal funds and grants being temporarily withheld or permanently canceled via an executive action known as rescission. The Trump Administration has been using rescissions to withhold funding from nonprofits supporting low- to moderate-income communities. This article explains the rescission process, its political implications
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Severe cuts to social assistance programs recently signed into law by President Trump will upend life for lower-income families — and could even put people out of their homes. Belinda is a senior citizen living in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. In 2004, she qualified for a home loan with a monthly payment of $130 based
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An analysis of how the “One Big Beautiful Bill” House reconciliation package extending Trump tax cuts will affect low-income communities and community development.
The Colorado General Assembly has recently introduced a bill that would protect small businesses from dubious credit card swipe fees that are cutting into their profits. The Swipe Fee Fairness and Consumer Safeguards Act seeks to level the playing field for small businesses by putting an end to the practices that allow swipe fees to
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