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Three ways states can boost the impact of new federal opioid legislation on Medicaid’s health homes program Federal opioid legislation was passed earlier this month and is awaiting the president’s signature.How small grants encouraged jail reform at the local level Local jails admit nearly 11 million people every year, a number that has almost doubled since 1978.Four ways today’s high home prices affect the larger economy House prices today are higher than they were in 2006, the year the housing market started to collapse.Expanding state and local preschool programs to support immigrant families Opening preschool to all children who speak languages other than English would lead to 3,200 new low-income preschoolers.What happens when states defelonize drug possession? Since 2014, five states have reclassified drug possession offenses from a felony to a misdemeanor.What a new dataset can (and can’t) reveal about refugees in America Despite limitations, Annual Survey of Refugees should yield valuable insights into refugee resettlement.