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If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk

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09/21/2017

... the Senate Finance Committee announced it had reached a bipartisan agreement to extend funding for the national ... can draft, pass, and reconcile the actual legislation in less than two weeks, families...

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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness A few years ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... most of the...

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Community Development

Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap

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09/25/2017

... from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board ran an editorial discussing ... the Senate. Indeed, the...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers I am a NYCHA resident who has spent my career advocating for our ... and brown construction workers, including those living in public housing. For months, I...

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Workforce Development

Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... campaigns began to stagnate, she assumed the cause was a factor other than the list. Of course, the ADA wasn’t ... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of...

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U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

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09/28/2017

... and internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month. The policy ... reported by BuzzFeed, the new rule was quietly published in...

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Immigration

State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare

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09/29/2017

State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare ALBANY — The recent ... through the Affordable Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’s online exchange said ... of...

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ... their first-quarter reports showing a tenfold increase...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease that kills more than 400,000 people...

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Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years

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10/05/2017

... Requests Over Past 3 Years At the start of December 2014, New York Post reporter Susan Edelman sent an intriguing ... both to and from Farina,” Edelman said, according to a Department of Education summary...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

... while Black Not only are people of African descent a large part of the immigrant and refugee population, they ... for removal. The Pew Research Center reports that, in 2016, 32 percent of all refugees that...

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Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust

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10/25/2017

A citywide collaborative of nonprofit affordable housing ... the surrounding community, and one-third professionals in real estate, property management, housing, finance or ... Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation ... underlies the foundation’s initiatives and describes how a focus on continuous improvement...

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John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum

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01/31/2018

... Trust, former U.S. Secretary of Education, and former New York State Education Commissioner touches on ESSA implementation, equity in education and policy opportunities in today’s political...

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Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

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04/27/2018

... Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless ... “Our study reveals the vulnerability of LGBTQ youth in our country today. They are at...

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UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide

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05/31/2018

... Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide A new study by UJA-Federation of New York finds that the ... however, currently have such a top-tier employee in...

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Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, University of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data

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06/07/2018

... users learned their personal data was obtained and used by a British research firm to influence the outcome of the 2016 ... been used inappropriately and without their knowledge. A new report...

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Jerome Foundation Announces Inaugural Organization Grant Recipients

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06/18/2018

... The Jerome Foundation today announced $4,159,500 in grants to 84 arts organizations in Minnesota and New York City. These grants to nonprofit arts organizations ... support. Jerome Foundation...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services

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07/13/2018

... used by Medicaid and private insurers, the distortions in payment caused by the existing RUC process ripple through ... changes must be made to Medicare’s current system. In a new...

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