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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.
Restoring humanity: Changing the way we talk about people touched by the criminal justice system To remove barriers for people with felony convictions, we must change the words we use to describe them.Investing in communities to promote public safety Too often communities are equipped with the solutions, but not the resources, to lead efforts to address public safety needs.How do states send dollars to low-income students? States can use many different ways to count low-income students and tie dollars to these student counts.Why evidence-based policymaking should be on every new governor’s to-do list Evidence-based policymaking can help leaders meet policy goals by focusing public funding on programs that work and fostering deeper understanding of constituents’ needs.Apprenticeships can help a divided Congress find common ground on economic mobility Apprenticeships could provide millions of Americans with rewarding job and training opportunities—a shared goal of nearly every policymaker.What explains the homeownership gap between black and white young adults? Between 1999 and 2015, 42 percent of white young adults owned a home, while only 18 percent of black young adults were homeowners.