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AI: Privacy & Liability
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level National
State(s) All States
Source Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance
The use of AI raises significant privacy and liability concerns, including risks like data breaches, surveillance, and manipulated media, as well as challenges in ensuring accountability for harm caused by AI systems. Comprehensive federal privacy legislation, targeted laws for specific...
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2023-24 Women's Policy Institute Cohort Annual Report
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level State
State(s) Rhode Island
Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Education, Health, Housing
Addressing inequalities in access to reproductive health, childcare, and housing for vulnerable populations requires state level policies that enhance childcare funding, address housing issues, and expand programming for younger women. ...
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Sackett and Stitching Together Nonfederal Environmental Law
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level National, State
State(s) Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin
Source Environmental Law Institute
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
The regulatory status of nonfederal waters has been fragmented due to the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. EPA, which removed federal protection for many surface waters, leaving many wetlands and freshwater resources unregulated. Several states have stepped in to regulate environmental...
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Parking Requirements and Housing Development: Regulation and Reform in Los Angeles
Type Article
Year 2014
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source ACCESS Magazine, Spring 2014, Number 44
Policy Areas Community Development, Housing, Transportation & Mobility
The cost of parking is being shifted to housing costs due to minimum parking requirements, which reduces the amount and variety of housing available. The city should remove parking requirements to encourage more and varied housing development. This policy change is related to urban...
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Cost Analysis in Contract Decisions: Integrating Sustainability & Equity
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source ITPI
Policy Areas Finance & Procurement
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently updated regulations for federal grants to state and local governments, requiring jurisdictions to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for any procurement over a specified threshold. Local governments and advocates can utilize thorough...
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Clean Diesel: Overcoming Noxious Fumes
Type Article
Year 2001
Level National, State
State(s) California
Source ACCESS Magazine, University of California, Davis
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Transportation & Mobility
Diesel engines, known for powering most heavy-duty trucks and transit buses, have long been a source of pollution, contributing to air quality and public health problems through nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter emissions. To address these issues, states implement stringent...
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Strategic Code Enforcement
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Center for American Progress
Policy Areas Public Safety
Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties often go unaddressed, leading to serious public health and safety risks such as mold, structural hazards, pest infestations, and neighborhood blight. Traditional code enforcement responses may be inefficient, punitive, or fail to account...
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Reforming the UK Online Safety Bill to Protect Legal Free Expression and Anonymity
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level National
State(s) All States
Source Center for Data Innovation
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance
The UK Online Safety Bill threatens civil liberties by imposing vague and overly broad content moderation requirements, undermining privacy, anonymity, and free expression. The bill's lack of clear definitions risks over-moderation and government overreach, particularly through mandates...
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Small Business Owners Favor Regulations to Protect Clean Water
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Sustainable Business Network
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
This report assesses the results of a national poll of small business owners on federal clean water regulations and finds that 80% of owners favor federal regulations to ensure clean water. Further, small business owners assign high importance to clean water for their own operations...
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Short-Term Rental Regulations: A Guide for Local Government
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Community Development, Housing
Short-term rentals (STRs) pose challenges to housing availability, neighborhood livability, and public safety. Cities can address these issues through licensing requirements, clear operating regulations, and enforcement mechanisms, including limits on non-owner-occupied STRs and "Good...
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