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CAP Comment on Student Debt Relief for Borrowers Experiencing Hardship CAP Comment on Student Debt Relief for Borrowers Experiencing Hardship Jan 15, 2025 Sara Partridge
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States Must Lead the Way on Climate ReportJanuary 7, 2025 States Must Lead the Way on Climate State governments must step up to help avoid the worst impacts of climate change and build a more prosperous, inclusive, and globally competitive American clean energy economy. Jan 7, 2025 Reema Bzeih, Sam Ricketts, Shannon Baker-Branstetter
Childhood Vaccination Has Saved Millions of Lives, but Rising Hesitancy Could Reverse Decades of Progress ReportJanuary 8, 2025 Childhood Vaccination Has Saved Millions of Lives, but Rising Hesitancy Could Reverse Decades of Progress Jan 8, 2025 Steven Woolf, Jill Rosenthal
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States Prepare for Threats to Abortion Access by Stockpiling Mifepristone and Misoprostol States Prepare for Threats to Abortion Access by Stockpiling Mifepristone and Misoprostol Dec 19, 2024 Kate Kelly
State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors ReportNovember 14, 2024 State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors States are pioneering policies that incentivize low-emission production of construction materials. Nov 14, 2024 Jamie Friedman, Mike Williams, Reema Bzeih, 1 More Shelah Ott
The Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Connected Ecosystems and Close the Nature Gap ArticleDecember 23, 2024 The Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Connected Ecosystems and Close the Nature Gap Dec 23, 2024 Sam Zeno
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How Congress Can Protect Families From Dangerous Heat and Ensure Cool and Healthy Homes for All ReportOctober 28, 2024 How Congress Can Protect Families From Dangerous Heat and Ensure Cool and Healthy Homes for All Oct 28, 2024 Cathleen Kelly, Lucero Marquez, Jasia Smith
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Winning the Fight for Voting Rights: State Voting Rights Acts Jan 30 Winning the Fight for Voting Rights: State Voting Rights Acts Please join the Legal Defense Fund and the Center for American Progress for this special virtual event to watch the first video in the "State Voting Rights Act" video series and a discussion about state voting rights acts. Online only 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST
Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances ArticleJuly 8, 2024 Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances Jul 8, 2024 Will Ragland, Joe Radosevich
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Trump and China: An Unprincipled, Impractical, Reactionary Approach to China Policy ArticleDecember 19, 2024 Trump and China: An Unprincipled, Impractical, Reactionary Approach to China Policy Trump and his China hawk team, through current words and past deeds, risk making America poorer, weaker, and less secure. Dec 19, 2024 Dave Rank, Alan Yu
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Too Many Airport Service Workers Earn Low Wages and Benefits ArticleJanuary 13, 2025 Too Many Airport Service Workers Earn Low Wages and Benefits New CAP analysis shows many essential airport service workers earn less than $15 per hour. Here’s how policymakers can fix that. Jan 13, 2025 Aurelia Glass, Karla Walter
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