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New doula program helps parents tackle substance use disorders
May 24, 2024 | News, ManagementThe Philadelphia Community Doula Support program can help new parents avoid overdoses and court-ordered family separations.
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How bullish are Americans on EVs? It depends on where the nearest charger is.
| Infrastructure, NewsPeople who live closer to public electric vehicle chargers view the cars more positively, even when accounting for people’s party identification and the type of community they live in, a new analysis shows.
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Meet Emma, Amarillo’s AI assistant and ‘digital human’
| News, Digital GovernmentThe Texas city’s generative artificial intelligence assistant will assist residents through voice conversations in multiple languages.
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Are modular homes the future of affordable housing?
| News, InfrastructureIn Buena Vista, Colorado, a public-private partnership crafted a patchwork of legislation, partnerships and regulatory tools to help a local company quickly deliver factory-built, affordable rental units.
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States shift toward kin-first foster care
| News, ManagementKinship caregivers and advocates have long expressed frustration at unequal support for raising their own.
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State policies banning gender-affirming care have ‘chilling effect’ across the country
May 23, 2024 | News, ManagementThe number of laws restricting LGBTQ rights is on the rise, experts say. The trend could worsen transgender individuals' access to mental and physical health care and exacerbate discrimination.
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New York’s slow progress moving to EVs highlights obstacles cities face
| News, InfrastructureWhile the city has struggled to build public chargers for electric vehicles, it has made strides in electrifying its own fleet.
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Inside the Department of Labor’s collaboration with New Jersey to overhaul unemployment programs
| News, Digital GovernmentA new application for unemployment claims in the Garden State marks the result of a years-long federal effort to help states modernize their jobless aid efforts.
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Texas schools illegally suspended thousands of homeless students—and nobody stopped them
| News, ManagementHundreds of districts have illegally suspended students over the past five years, according to data obtained from the Texas Education Agency, denying students access to the food, shelter and education often found only on campus.
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How do women in the public sector assess their retirement security?
May 22, 2024 | News, FinanceNew data shows that younger female workers are more worried than men about saving enough.