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Sep 14 2021
News
U.S. poverty declined overall last year due to pandemic relief, Census says
The number of Americans living in poverty declined overall during the Covid pandemic due to the massive stimulus relief measures Congress enacted at the beginning of the crisis, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
The official poverty rate rose slightly in 2020 to 11.4 percent, up from a record low 10.5 percent in 2019, the U.S. Census reported, but that figure mostly reflects cash
NBC News (Online)Dec 24 2020
News
Did Congress get it right with the new coronavirus stimulus?
Congress on Monday passed a long-awaited stimulus package that will provide relief to Americans struggling to cope with the economic ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
The massive, $900 billion bill includes a round of $600 stimulus checks for most Americans, an extra $300 a week for people receiving unemployment, $325 billion in aid for small businesses, money for virus response and
Yahoo! The 360Aug 12 2020
Background
Technology and Equity in Cities
Racial and economic inequities in the US are growing, and rapid technological change can either promote inclusion or widen this divide. City leaders can use technological innovations to manage infrastructure and improve services, communicate with constituents, and make better decisions. But they must also be aware of the challenges that come with the disruptive force of new technological
Urban InstituteOct 21 2020
Fact Check
Did the Trump Administration Eliminate Funding for Community Policing?
Last Thursday night Joe Biden participated in a town hall in Philadelphia, where he answered questions from an audience and ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
At one point, Stephanopoulos asked Biden about the 1994 crime bill, or the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a bill primarily co-sponsored by Biden during his time as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that
The DispatchJun 10 2015
News
Controversial Baltimore Prosecutor Reportedly Ordered Police to Target Intersection Where Freddie Gray Was Arrested
About three weeks prior to Freddie Gray's death, Baltimore city states attorney Marilyn Mosby instructed police to target the intersection where the controversial encounter began with enhanced drug enforcement efforts, defense attorneys for the six officers charged in the case revealed on Tuesday.
The BlazeJul 14 2021
News
Texas Democrats
“Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted Monday for Washington, and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws… Private planes carrying more than 50 Democrats left Austin for Dulles International Airport midafternoon, skipping town just days before the Texas House of Representatives was expected to give early approval to sweeping
The Flip SideDec 01 2001
Opinion
Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority
Fast track trade promotion authority has become the premier legislative vehicle for airing America’s ambivalence about trade and globalization. Opponents decry fast track as a blank check to pursue trade agreements that undermine hard won social and environmental protections. Proponents portray fast track as a litmus test of America’s international leadership. Fast track was intended to be
Brookings InstitutionAug 25 2022
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US implements new rule to close loophole on untraceable ‘ghost guns’
US implements new rule to close loophole on untraceable ‘ghost guns’
Rule requires companies that sell unassembled firearm kits to add serial numbers to parts and conduct background checks
A new Biden administration rule that puts kits used to build ghost guns in the same legal category as traditional firearms went into effect on Wednesday.
The new rule was announced by
The GuardianSep 30 2020
News
Researchers begin the first wave of US-funded gun injury prevention work in decades
Once upon a time, way back in December 2019, US lawmakers made a decision that would allow federal agencies to fund gun violence prevention research for the first time in over two decades. And while so much has changed since then, some parts of the world barrel on as usual: Today, Sept. 30, awardees of the first research grants are starting their work.
Last week, the US Centers for
QuartzJul 02 2021
News
Rising U.S. Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson Tests Positive for Marijuana, Could Miss Tokyo Olympics
American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was set to be a breakout star at the Olympic Games later this month, has tested positive for marijuana, putting her participation in the Tokyo games in doubt. The 21-year-old, sporting bright orange hair and an electric personality, roared to victory in the women’s 100-meter sprint at the U.S. Olympic trials, making her a fan favorite as well as a
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