Summary of the state deadlines for when election officials must receive absentee/mailed ballots and postmark deadlines.

The loss of support comes at a time of uncertainty for one of Arizona’s largest homeless services providers as the Trump administration calls for reducing and restructuring homelessness assistance grants.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenger who wants to curb them.

Street medicine is at a turning point in the U.S. In May 2025, more than 75 leaders from across the country came together to chart a shared vision for the field. The result is the

This report examines the current policies which enable the criminalization of homelessness and mental health, violations of international human rights standards, and potential evidence-based alternatives to provide mental health support to unhoused individuals.

How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps

This is why I have hope

The ID will have a person's picture, address, date of birth, library patron number, and expiration date.

During the debate on the 2025 GOP reconciliation bill, Republican lawmakers argued that cutting aid for able-bodied adults would free resources for “those that truly need it.” Yet, that money has neve...

A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians and researchers asking questions.

The city says 37,500 people moved out of shelters via rental assistance programs last fiscal year. But the mayor is blocking further expansion.

A six-month pilot program aims to expedite the process for people leaving a carceral setting to obtain a government-issued ID, the lack of which often stymies their ability to get assistive services, ...

In this webinar, national experts will explain the work requirements under SNAP and Medicaid created by the recently passed Republican megabill, and who will be impacted. They will discuss strategies ...

The USA is currently experiencing multiple overlapping economic and public health crises: rising costs of housing, increased homelessness, and record drug overdose mortality. In many urban areas, peop...

Food banks around the country are reporting an uptick in visits. Grocery store chains are reporting an uptick in profit.

Street medicine outreach workers describe a new, expensive, and disorganized program that lacks clear objectives.

Public health experts and advocates say the outbreak has been fueled by a confluence of local factors, including the sweeping of a homeless encampment and shuttering of a sterile-syringe program. But…

Grants Pass, Oregon won a Supreme Court case allowing cities to punish homeless people. But its latest legal settlement reiterates cities must act reasonably, despite federal provocations.

Thousands of supportive housing units in the city are sitting empty. More than 5,000 units of supportive housing were vacant in June, officials said. [ more › ]

For decades, a misleading narrative about mental illness among the unhoused obscured the true source of the crisis: hyper-commodified housing.

Insights from an evaluation of Denver’s All In Mile High Initiative evaluation highlight five strategies other communities could adopt to reduce the number o…

When cities hold their local elections on off years, they tend to see terrible turnout. Many are rescheduling their contests when many more people go to the polls. Will New York be next?

Paul Susi writes about the challenges of recovering lost legal ID and what it takes to prove you are who you say you are.

Ten elections across ten states: Bolts guides you through the races you should be tracking this month, from two congressional seats to acrimonious local recalls.

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Passengers sleep at the Jamaica Center subway station for the next E train, one of the subway lines most utilized by homeless New Yorkers for shelter, in Queens, New York, on Monday, April 7, 2025. Trump’s executive order “ending crime and disorder” proposes a shift away from solutions the city says have worked for decades to address homelessness. [ more › ]