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To use AI tools effectively, local leaders must optimize documents and information for AI, implement guardrails, and rely on human expertise to evaluate risks and benefits.
Can the private sector help address the global refugee crisis? Conflicts and instability have expelled more than 68 million men, women, and children from their homes around the world.How local philanthropy is addressing Fresno, California’s severe economic inequities Fresno is one of America's youngest, most diverse, and fastest-growing cities, but it also has a high rate of concentrated poverty.How often and where do businesses move? Amazon’s move has sparked debate, but the migration of firms and their corresponding jobs is seen as a barometer of business climate and economic health.By targeting SNAP, the expanded “public charge” rule could worsen food insecurity Some immigrant applicants who use SNAP to feed their families could be deemed a public charge and denied admission to the US.Can we measure student economic disadvantage using geographic data on income and poverty? Using free and reduced price lunch as an indicator of economic disadvantage is in decline, and many stakeholders are turning to replacement measures.