By Matt Josephs, LISC Senior Vice President, Policy

Matt Josephs, LISC senior vice president for policy, offers his take on the president's State of the Union address and how it connects to key efforts to expand economic opportunity throughout the country. “Whether we are investing in affordable housing, child care centers, recreational facilities or small businesses, the idea of breaking down barriers to opportunity is a constant.”

By Matt Josephs and Michelle Harati

As Congress looks to reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time since 2004, LISC’s Matt Josephs and Michelle Harati take a look at new bipartisan legislation that offers a place-based approach to expand equitable access to EDA resources.