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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
A Leadership Program Is Helping Chicago Teens Bring Food to Their Community A group of teens responded to the needs of 1,500 families in south Chicago who lacked easy access to a grocery store.How Our Disaster Recovery Should Improve in the Face of Stronger Hurricanes In a 2019 post, Urban researchers studied a sample of 88 disasters to uncover patterns in recovery speed and administration.What Happens When States Adopt Permitless Carry Laws? In Kansas and Missouri, adults can carry concealed firearms in certain public places without a permit.Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit Can Support Older Working Americans Staying in the workforce longer can help seniors make ends meet and improve their retirement security.The Surge of Investors in Single-Family Homes Raises Three Concerns Last year, investors purchased one-fifth of all single-family starter homes on the market, double the number they bought 20 years ago.