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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.
Federal fair housing data highlight the need for action to reverse the nation’s legacy of segregation Civil rights groups recently filed a lawsuit against HUD for suspending the implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule.40 years after the Bakke decision, what's the future of affirmative action in college admissions? Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement means that the days of considering race in college admissions are likely limited.Graduate students are taking on less debt, but some groups still borrow disproportionately Average annual borrowing is about three times as high for graduate students as for undergraduates.Three steps to leverage data and technology to help low-income residents Organizations seeking to improve communities often stay in their lane and don’t recognize data and technology as powerful tools.How does your county fare in accessing federal community development funding? A new data tool shows which counties are doing better at accessing federal funds.Rapid response philanthropy can help multiple organizations support families at the border Community foundations are well suited to receive large influxes of capital to then distribute to diverse organizations.