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Peter G. Peterson Foundation CEO Comments On Federal Debt Passing $20 Trillion For First Time

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09/12/2017

... to a daily Treasury statement. The debt jumped from $19.8 trillion to $20.1 trillion after Congress ... it had been using off-book extraordinary measures to keep from defaulting. Since President Trump signed a...

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Economic Security

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Amid Hurricane Chaos, Domestic Abuse Victims Risk Being Overlooked

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09/12/2017

... domestic violence face a unique challenge: seeking safety from their abusers. Most evacuees are seeking shelter but ... of escaping the danger of their abuser and finding safety from the looming disaster, said...

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New York Developer Raises Fund for Affordable Housing

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09/12/2017

... largest such fund in a sector drawing more attention from investors. The fund, which will acquire, improve and ... affordable-housing properties, has secured commitments from about 125 investors, including the...

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Housing and Homelessness

Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

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09/12/2017

... Responsibility To Drive Business Remember Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall Street? Little did we know then how ... than ever. To further explore this, I contacted leaders from various industries to discuss the...

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Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business

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09/15/2017

... As addiction has grown, so have for-profit rehab centers, from those sponsored by massive corporations to little ... compared to the thousands of dollars that a 30-day stay from an insured patient can bring to...

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Health

Whitney Museum Wants To Bring A Permanent Art Installation To The Hudson River

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09/21/2017

... for its own permanent Hudson River installation, not far from where Pier 55 would’ve taken shape, reports The New ... would sit at the edge of Gansevoort Peninsula, not far from the museum’s location...

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The GOP Tax Plan: Tough Choices With Limited Room to Maneuver

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09/26/2017

... This week’s planned release of a unified GOP blueprint from the Senate, the House and the Trump administration marks ... down the corporate tax rate into the low 20% range, from 35%, according to a person...

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Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far

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09/26/2017

... pages and across Twitter. They argue for everything from male separatism to an end to gender diversity efforts. ... of the more hostile work environments for women — reels from a series of high-profile sexual...

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‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City

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10/02/2017

... city began implementing 18 such programs around the city from the global nonprofit Cure Violence in 2010, drawing funds from the U.S. Department of Justice. East New York and the ...

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Justice Reform

City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline

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10/05/2017

... Ahead of Deadline Legislation barring City Council members from making outside income will go into effect on January 1, ... for all city elected officials, including a salary bump from $112,500 to $148,000 for...

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Protesters Demand Affordable Housing Outside City Hall

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10/10/2017

... in the rain on Monday to demand more affordable housing from Mayor de Blasio. The rally — organized by activists from the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation and attended by ...

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After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim

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10/10/2017

... immigrants triggered a furious response on Monday from Democrats and immigration activists, who gave no ... agreement that would shield about 800,000 young immigrants from deportation will depend on how far...

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Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law

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10/13/2017

... three bills Thursday that aim to divert juveniles away from the criminal justice system in Delaware—where about ... increase social services for youth and to divert teenagers from Superior Court. One measure,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Report As Part Of Its Global Workforce Training Efforts

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10/16/2017

... new solutions that address this issue. A new report out from JPMorgan Chase as part of its global workforce training ... Youth Employment Programs for a Growing Economy – draws from research and dozens of...

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Carnegie Corporation Helps Fund An Event That Seeks To Find Oral History Of Racial Violence

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10/19/2017

... with a civil rights oral history project are seeking input from those who witnessed racial violence in Alabama from 1930 through 1970. The Civil Rights and Restorative ...

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The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Announces First Grant Recipients

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11/16/2017

... launched earlier this year with a $100 million donation from philanthropist Agnes Gund, today announced the first ... criminal justice reform and the arts. With awards ranging from $100,000 to $7.5 million, a...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arts

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NEFA Expands National Theater Project with Doris Duke Foundation Funding

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12/13/2017

... the impact of the National Theater Program, with help from a $750,000 two-year grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. NEFA launched the ...

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Open Society Foundations Launches Initiative to Support A More Inclusive American Democracy

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05/02/2018

... Foundations has announced that is accepting applications from senior-level government officials and staff in the ... and inserts their unique perspectives about driving change from within government into the...

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Civic Engagement

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People

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05/02/2018

... coverage as of February and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7 percent of that group in 2016. Uninsured rates were ... One of five adults living in the South were uninsured, up from 16 percent in 2016, the...

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