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Progressive Local Government
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Leveraging Anchor Institutions for Economic Inclusion
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level County
State(s) All States
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Education, Health, Environment & Natural Resources, Children & Families
Anchor institutions can be important drivers of economic growth. Through their spending and investment, employment and contracting, and their ability to generate ideas, information, and talent, they can spark innovative enterprises grounded in place. Their existence can be especially...
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Our Homes, Our Future: How Rent Control Can Build Stable, Healthy Communities
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety
This report offers evidence as to why rent control is a sensible and necessary strategy to address the renter crisis, describes the benefits of rent control, and shares policy recommendations to bring rent control to our communities....
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Creating Change through Arts, Culture, and Equitable Development
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level County
State(s) All States
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources
Collectively, arts and culture enable understanding of the past and envisioning of a shared, more equitable future. In disinvested communities, arts and culture act as tools for equitable development- shaping infrastructure, transportation, access to healthy food, and connecting community...
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Local and Targeted Hiring
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Economic recovery is not returning to all communities equally: the unemployment rate for White workers is down to nearly 4 percent nationally, while the unemployment rate for Black workers is more than double that. This disparity in employment is not an anomaly of our current economy,...
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America's Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
With a housing bubble, credit-driven consumption, and deregulated finance, the previous growth model favored the wealthy but harmed others, especially vulnerable groups like low-income individuals and people of color. To address these challenges, the report suggests a new growth model...
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Advancing Pennsylvania's Housing Futures: Sealing Eviction Records for Housing Stability and Economic Prosperity
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level State
State(s) Pennsylvania
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Housing
Eviction records can cause irreparable harm to families, disrupt workforce participation, and strain support systems. These impacts are disproportionately felt by Black and Latinx women. To create a more fair and equitable rental housing market, states such as Pennsylvania enact legislation...
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