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Spotlight convenes diverse voices across the political spectrum to drive informed debate and action on economic opportunity.
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Find the latest stories, research, and insights on policies, programs, and ideas shaping the national conversation on poverty and economic mobility.
N.C. Hurricane Survivors Are Still Waiting For State Help
“In the 459 days that Willa Mae James spent living in a Fairfield Inn in Eastern North Carolina, her footsteps wore down paths in the carpet: from the door to the desk, from the bed to the wooden armchair by...
Medicaid Expansion in MS Appears Dead For Now
“JACKSON, Miss.—Mississippi will not expand Medicaid this year because of federal Medicaid funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a top Republican in the Mississippi Senate says. “There is no expansion,” Mississippi Senate Medicaid Chairman Sen....
Judge Extends Freeze on Social Service Cuts in 5 Blue States
“A federal judge on Friday extended an order blocking the Trump administration from withholding funds for child care and social services in five Democratic-led states, keeping at bay for now cuts that the states say are politically motivated and would...
Driving the national conversation around economic mobility
Spotlight is the signature initiative of The Fedcap Group’s Community Impact Policy Institute, the organization’s internal think tank focused on evidence-based policymaking, applied research, and public-sector policy innovation.