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The census is fundamental to many policy decisions at local, state, and federal levels and requires complete data collection.
The Fair Housing Act is critical to ensuring evictions aren’t driven by discrimination Those most at risk for eviction include low-income women, especially women of color, as well as families with children.The case for expanding access to mortgage credit, and one way to do it 6.3 million borrowers who could have obtained loans under reasonable lending standards were not served from 2009 to 2015.Changing immigration policies may prevent human trafficking survivors from seeking help and justice Interviews with 80 survivors of human trafficking reveal their steps to accessing justice and the barriers standing in the way.How national data can help tackle the eviction crisis America's eviction crisis has long been rooted in anecdotal, city-specific information because of a lack of national data.Should parents borrow from Social Security to finance paid leave? A recent proposal would allow new parents to trade future Social Security benefits for a few months of paid leave.Striking teachers want better supplies. The data say those requests are justified Spending on instructional materials decreased more than 30 percent in Oklahoma and Kentucky over the past 15 years.
