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As federal and state policy landscapes continue to evolve, the need for proactive, coordinated approaches to protecting K–12 education data will only grow.

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The Urban Institute, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison are working together to rigorously assess how Dobbs has affected the broader reproductive health access and experiences, health outcomes, and social and economic well-being of women and other people who can get pregnant—especially for those from marginalized communities, who are likely disproportionately affected.

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As lawmakers develop legal frameworks for AI, they need a clearer understanding of how AI preemption—federal and state law overriding lower level AI rules—affects public interest and community well-being.

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AI and the Future of the American Workforce

This commission … [will] map a range of plausible futures.
If all we do is let AI create America’s first trillionaires, … we have not succeeded.
America will be better served if we take an evidence-based approach to developing AI policy.
Work brings more to people’s lives than just income.
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Timely data on Americans’ finances and the cost of basic needs by state and congressional district.

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Are states meaningfully increasing access to these life-saving medications?

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People experience homelessness in every state and every community. But some groups are more likely to be unhoused, and some communities have more resources to support them.

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