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Resolutions for a free and fair 2024 election
Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s a big election year with an imposing backdrop: swirling misinformation, changing laws around voting and deep concerns about the health of American democracy. On top of a...
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More states are pushing for race and ethnicity data equity
Reading Time: 4 minutes Middle Eastern and North African people in Nevada who are often misclassified as white or undercounted by state service providers will have a choice to self-identify for the...
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The decades-long fight in a community treated as a dumping ground
Reading Time: 9 minutes Protecting people’s health from environmental hazards, Maricela Mares-Alatorre and her family found out the hard way, is a never-ending fight. She was in high school in the...
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The little-known corner of finance pitching heirs on fast cash
Reading Time: 8 minutes Don’t call them “lenders.”That’s the pushback David Horton got after an article he co-wrote called “Probate Lending” published in a law review journal in 2016.The article...
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In more places this year, people can vote in their first language
Reading Time: 4 minutes A larger swath of the country will have access to translated ballots this year than in any prior presidential election. Under federal Voting Rights Act requirements, 331 voting...
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More tax cuts put states’ revenue at risk
Reading Time: 5 minutes At least a dozen proposals for income tax cuts that would primarily benefit wealthy residents and big companies are already on the table for state legislatures to consider in...
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What will generative AI mean for the racial wealth gap?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Kelcey Gibbons, a doctoral student who studies African Americans in technology and the Black middle class, is not quite sure what she makes of generative artificial intelligence...
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New data shows why the U.S. needs more immigrants
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the fight over immigration reached peak chaos in the U.S. Senate earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office held a press conference nearby. The director’s briefing...
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Amid rise in student homelessness, federal funding set to expire
Reading Time: 4 minutes For decades, schools have struggled to identify and support homeless students. Investigations by the Center for Public Integrity and our reporting partners in 2022 and 2023...
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Worker death in Louisiana confined space showcases dangerous trend
Reading Time: 3 minutes Early this year, Elmer Perez began his Monday shift at 9 a.m., welding inside a ship at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors in Houma, Louisiana. Hours after Perez skipped lunch, his...
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