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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.
Utah joins state-led movement to reform juvenile justice A new law in Utah shows how states are driving changes to improve juvenile justice practices and outcomes.Do state spending differences create an unequal playing field for children? Wide disparities in public investment raise concerns about whether children nationwide are on equal footing when pursuing the American Dream.Mortgage lending in Indian Country has jumped, but land policies remain a barrier The legal status of land in Indian Country is complicated and makes obtaining mortgages difficult.To ensure green finance is really “green,” tie financing to results Though many consider all green finance innovative, most instruments are conventional and could be improved by a heightened emphasis on results.“Fixing” the budget process will only make matters worse Avoiding a government shutdown is now considered success, but the budget process is not the problem.We need to know more about block grant programs to improve them Proposed for elimination, the Community Development Block Grant has been a major source of flexible funds aimed at helping low-income people.