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Data centers that are already operating or approved will likely keep running and generating revenue. Here’s how localities could use that revenue to address housing affordability.
The unsung financial institutions that fund inclusive community development Community development financial institutions help bring mainstream finance to underserved communities. As inequality grows, the industry must figure out how to expand its reach.Child Support Enforcement can hurt black, low-income, noncustodial fathers and their kids Current enforcement methods can hinder fathers' ability to find work and save money, and failure to pay can lead to incarceration. That cycle hurts kids too.How much elder abuse occurs in the United States? We don’t know yet, but we’re getting there How old is an “elder,” and what constitutes “abuse”? Without uniform definitions across states, tallying national numbers is like comparing apples with oranges.Can we get ahead of neighborhood change in DC? At least 1,000 new residents arrive in DC each month. Home prices in some neighborhoods have risen 92 percent in five years. Can cities use data to keep development equitable?What the evidence says about ending the trafficking of women and girls The White House's summit on gender equality will include Justice Policy Center's Meredith Dank to discuss her rigorous study of underground commercial sex economies.