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DC policymakers considering TOPA changes should understand the implications for owners and renters of two-to-four-unit rental buildings.
Understanding the Harms of Police Violence Can Help Build Community Safety Understanding the violence happening in communities is the first step toward reducing it.To Ease Pain at the Pump, Help People Avoid the Pump Payments to consumers are better than suspending gas taxes to address gas inflation, but investing in alternatives to driving is the best long-term solution.What’s the Key to an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery in DC? As DC recovers from the pandemic, intentional, cross-sector effort is needed to correct inequities of the past and present.Rural Water Systems Need Immediate Investment to Prepare for Future Disasters Winter Storm Uri provided valuable lessons about the realities of small water systems that are aging and underresourced yet critical to community health and prosperity.Using Rental Payments in Mortgage Decisions Could Create a More Inclusive Housing Finance System Thanks to technological innovations, the use of rental payment data could again become a staple of mortgage finance.Four Questions States Can Consider for Using the Justice Reinvestment Initiative Process to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Criminal Legal Systems To advance racial equity in criminal legal systems using the Justice Reinvestment Initiative process, here are questions states can consider to identify disparities, address them, and continue to monitor changes.