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April 16, 2019

A paid leave program that works for Louisiana

April 15, 2019

Celebrate the EITC on Tax Day

March 8, 2019

The MFP could be an effective anti-poverty tool if funded properly

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Paid leave for Louisiana’s workers

The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a paid leave program to compensate workers while they take time off to care […]

Number of the Day

61,000

Minimum number of people – disproportionately male, Black, and Latinx – in solitary confinement in the United States on any given day. (Source: Vox)

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April 17, 2019

Lanny Keller: In this Louisiana town, ‘retirement’ often means suffering — here’s why

April 1, 2019

Medicaid work requirement debate gets compromise

March 9, 2019

A growing number of towns rely on speeding ticket fines; Here’s how officials are trying to change that

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