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Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy

Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy
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Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

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Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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Episode 7: Felony Disenfranchisement

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Episode 7: Felony Disenfranchisement

Over 4 million American adults cannot vote due to a felony record. How did these laws come to be?

Apr 16, 2025

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Keri Blakinger on the Dungeons & Dragons Players on Death Row

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Keri Blakinger on the Dungeons & Dragons Players on Death Row

��Ƶ (Emerson Collective) Fellow Keri Blakinger spoke about the Dungeons & Dragons players on death row.

Jan 8, 2025