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Fudge on housing funds in reconciliation: ‘We can’t live in the past’

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President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package includes almost $150 billion devoted to remedying inequities left by the country’s history of discriminatory housing practices. If a bill passes the Senate includes that amount, it would be historic. Marcia L. Fudge, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has been sharing the message about infrastructure investments […]

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What do the battle against omicron and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge have in common?

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Equity is top of mind this week. First, the omicron variant is now the topic of global conversation. How the story unfolded in the U.S. illuminates how disparity and racism are intrinsic to keeping the virus evolving. Harvard University public health expert Dr. Ingrid Katz speaks with Mary C. Curtis about how global vaccine equity is the only way through

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Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy

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The new infrastructure law and the larger budget reconciliation bill that are part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda have pushed the issue of voting rights out of the spotlight. This comes after the Senate blocked debate on a bill named after the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, which would restore key provisions of the Voting

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Sometimes, it’s as simple as getting clean water

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Washington must seem increasingly irrelevant to citizens dealing with Life 101. For just one example, turn to a state where too many citizens can’t count on a basic commodity. What must the residents of Benton Harbor, Mich., be thinking as they observe their leaders in Washington debating infrastructure and reconciliation bills? They have been advised by state officials to continue to

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Explaining reconciliation and the social issues at stake, with Mary C. Curtis

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Congress will be back in earnest next week with a lot on the to-do list, including two infrastructure bills. The first, a bipartisan, Senate-passed infrastructure package, would spend billions of dollars to improve roads, bridges, waterways — but it’s yet to be passed by the House. And then there’s the partisan “human” infrastructure bill that would provide sweeping

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Reconciliation, infrastructure and the social safety net

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President Joe Biden made clear from his first day in office that social justice issues are at the top of his economic agenda. A “human” infrastructure bill remains on Congress’ to-do list, which includes subsidies for child care, education, paid leave, health care and clean energy programs — in other words, a social safety net.

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POLITICAL WRAP: Biden Address to Joint Session of Congress Happening Wednesday

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nearly 100 days after taking office, President Joe Biden is finally set to give his first formal address to a joint session of Congress. Wednesday’s speech will give the President an opportunity to make the case for his $2 trillion infrastructure plan and other legislative priorities.

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A Growing Charlotte Is Now 16th Largest City. Can We Handle It?

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CHARLOTTE, NC — A Growing Charlotte Is Now 16th Largest City. Can We Handle It? The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that Charlotte has again moved up in the rankings of the country’s largest cities, adding 13,151 residents between 2017 and 2018, for a total population of nearly 872,500. It passes Indianapolis to become the 16th

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