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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.
Three strategies for empowering women in informal economies Urban growth in Pakistan brings new gender inequalities and challenges for women.What welfare reform can teach us about proposed budget cuts to the safety net The twenty years following welfare reform offer lessons about what can happen to the social safety net under similar circumstances.Why don’t more eligible Asian Americans benefit from the earned income tax credit? Many Asian Americans may be unaware of the earned income tax credit, or their complex family structure makes applying difficult.For the real story on disability, look at the data A recent article in a national paper fails to tell the complete story on disabilities, poverty, and the government programs that support disabled people.The cost of homelessness will spike if Congress adopts Trump’s 2018 budget proposal History shows that reducing spending only increases homelessness and drives costs up.What do immigrants cost state and local governments? Debates about travel bans and border walls seem to dominate the news cycle, but what do we really know about the effects of immigration?