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West Virginia’s July flash floods show how rural disasters bring distinct challenges that require tailored responses.
Will New Statewide Rent Control Laws Decrease Housing Supply? Rent control’s revival has reinvigorated a polarized debate on its efficacy.Three Steps to Guide the Rise of AI and Share Its Benefits If it’s not applied carefully, AI can lead to decisions that exclude historically marginalized or underrepresented groups.How Social Scientists Can Incorporate a “Latinx Lens” in Their Work Latinx perspectives need to be more accurately represented and thoughtfully captured in public policy.The Homelessness Blame Game The Trump administration recently stated that homelessness in California results from “liberal policies.”Administration’s SNAP Proposal Could Also Limit Access to Free School Lunch Eliminating broad-based categorical eligibility could cut students and schools off from critical assistance.Six Ways to Prioritize Equity in Energy Efficiency and Climate Policy Organizers of the Global Climate Strike are calling for a socially equitable approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.