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Infrastructure Policy
Chicago Mayor Calls for Moratorium on New Data Center Construction Over Energy, Water Use
8 sources · 84d ago
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How Youth-Led Initiatives Are Abolishing Millions in Medical Debt
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What the Proposed Elimination of the Community Services Block Grant Means for Local Agencies
6 sources · 87d ago
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Local Municipalities 40%Federal Administration 30%Nonprofit Service Providers 30%
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Urban Planners & Housing Advocates 45%Commercial Real Estate Developers 35%Neighborhood Preservationists 20%
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Community Broadband Advocates 45%Rural Cooperative Leaders 30%Free-Market Advocates 25%
ExplainerPlatform Co-ops
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Platform Cooperativists 50%Labor Researchers 40%Enterprise Tech Providers 10%
ExplainerDigital Divide
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Community Network Operators 40%Digital Equity Advocates 30%Policy & Cooperative Researchers 30%
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Community Advocates 45%Economic Innovators 35%Skeptics & Realists 20%
ExplainerSharing Economy
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Community Organizers 40%Environmental Advocates 30%Pragmatic Borrowers 30%
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Community Journalists 40%Philanthropic Funders 35%Media Analysts 25%
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