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Community Development Credit Unions Rally Behind Federal Credit Union Watchdog
Todd Harper speaks with Cathie Mahon, CEO of Inclusiv, a national network of credit unions focused on community development, at the organization's annual gathering. (Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) The...
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The Weekly Wrap: Trump Admin Sues States Going After Big Oil
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Connecting the Homeless to Careers in the Culinary Arts
The three-month program teaches students the basics of food and knife safety, proper hygiene and meal preparation, all in the hopes of graduating into a position in the industry. (Photo courtesy of...
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After the L.A. Wildfires, Could It Be Cheaper and Faster To Rebuild Without Gas?
A view of the Eaton wildfire from Koreatown in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jessica Christian / Unsplash) This story was originally published by Canary Media. The wildfires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles...
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Millions in HUD Funds Remain Trapped in Legal Limbo. Here’s Where Things Stand.
President Donald J. Trump listens as now-Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner speaks at a conference in Washington, D.C. in 2019. (Photo by Shealah Craighead / White House) This...
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U.S. Cities Need More Diverse Teachers. Philly Has an Answer.
(Photo by Getty Images / Unsplash) Public education is at a crossroads. Federal funds for public education have been threatened over the Trump administration’s war on DEI. Mental health funds for...
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These Philadelphians Are Making the City Better, One Action at A Time
Next City 2024 Vanguards in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Scott Hayes) Every year, Next City’s Vanguard conference brings together over 40 urban changemakers who work to make cities better, more...
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Trump Is Targeting Sanctuary Cities. But What Is a Sanctuary City, Anyway?
A 2014 “Stop the Raids” rally outside the ICE office in Milwaukee. (Photo by Joe Brusky / CC BY-NC 2.0) In late April, the White House issued yet another executive order threatening to withhold...
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Pioneering New Paths to Parks
Local residents enjoy a sunny day along Cleveland’s Lake Link Trail. (Photo by Chris Bennett) Sponsored content from Trust for Public Land. Sponsored content policy Cleveland, Ohio, is on the right...
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Private Equity Is Turning Mobile Homes Into Health Hazards. What Can...
A mobile home park in Fort Collins, Colorado. (Photo by Tina Chandler / City of Fort Collins / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) This story is the first in a series on manufactured housing and solutions to help...
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The Weekly Wrap: Safety of Great Lakes Water Supply Is At Risk
Lake Erie, seen from Edgewater Beach in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by DJ Johnson / Unsplash) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in...
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Baltimore Is Improving Its Playspaces. Here’s How.
(Photo by Getty Images / Unsplash+) Sponsored content from KABOOM!. Sponsored content policy In 1950, Baltimore had a population of just under 950,000 people. The 2020 census put the city’s population...
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CDFIs, Sustainability and Trump’s ‘Skinny” Budget
(Illustration by Rodion Kutsaiev / Unsplash+) Earlier this month, President Trump released his “skinny” budget, proposing significant cuts to resources across wide swathes of social services, from...
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It Took 30 Years to Open Shirley Chisholm State Park. Here’s How It Happened.
A mural of Shirley Chisholm at the state park named after her. (Image Courtesy of Daphne Lundi) After biking for miles, zig-zagging around double-parked cars and crossing six-lane roads, being greeted...
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Trump Quashed Updated CRA Rules. Can California Step Up With a State CRA?
San Francisco Community Land Trust plans to convert 285 Turk Street into a limited-equity housing cooperative. (Courtesy of San Francisco Community Land Trust) Policy cuts both ways. It was the tool...
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This Mahjong Game Shows How Gentrification Is ‘Aging Out’ Chinatown’s Seniors
(Photo by Michelle Hui) At this year’s Data Through Design exhibition in Brooklyn, dozens of artists offered their own creative interpretations of public data published by New York City’s government....
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Canada Has a Chance To Turn Tariff Tensions Into a Global Affordable Housing...
(Photo by Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash) This op-ed was originally published by The Conversation. Canada is facing a worsening housing crisis. Home prices have exploded, with 45% of Canadians saying...
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A New Executive Order Gives Housing Discrimination a Leg Up
(Photo by Erik Mclean / Unsplash) Housing discrimination may soon get a boost. A new executive order from the Trump administration strikes at civil rights protections safeguarding some of our most...
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A Historic House Museum Advances Small Artisans and Makers
In 2012, the Heurich House Museum launched an annual Christmas Markt. (Photo courtesy Heurich House Museum) This piece is part of an ongoing series on women entrepreneurs addressing community and...
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The Weekly Wrap: A Looming ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ For Nonprofits
Tourists in Times Square. (Photo by Christopher Luther / Unsplash) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the...
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