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Building Evidence on Prosecution Reform: A Q&A with Alissa Skog of California Policy Lab Q&A

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Using Evidence to Make the Criminal Justice System Fairer: Q&A with Vincent Quan of J‑PAL North America Q&A

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Program Integrity

Divide and Conquer Improper Payments Op-Ed

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Criminal Justice

Supporting Second Chances in the Nation’s Capital Second Chance Month

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Community Safety

How Added Resources Can Help Solve Violent Crime and Build Community Trust Q&A

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Fiscal Sustainability

Five Ways to Prevent Fraud in the Next Emergency Op-Ed

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How Bolstering Health Care for People Reentering Communities Improves Safety Q&A

Criminal Justice What a Bipartisan State of the Union Looks Like Op-Ed Affordable Housing Want Affordable Housing? Let Supply Meet Demand. Op-Ed

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Pretrial Justice

Using Jail Data to Improve Public Safety and Reduce Incarceration Q&A

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Community Safety

Policymakers Are Looking for Solutions: Q&A with Greg Newburn of the Niskanen Center Q&A

AV in 2024

Federal Tax Policy

What to Watch in Public Finance, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Democracy, and Contraceptive Choice and Access for 2024 Look Ahead

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Commercial Sector Prices

State Policy Win Snapshot: Texas and Connecticut Fight Anti-Competitive Hospital Practices State Policy Win Snapshot

Top 23 of 2023

23 Stories of Transformative Policymaking from 2023 Year in Review

Prisons Learning from the First Step Act Op-Ed

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Funding strong, causal evidence on what works: Q&A with Jennifer Doleac Q&A

Program Integrity Defining Program Integrity Op-Ed Higher Education Quality and Accountability The Art Institute’s Sudden Collapse Should Shock Regulators Into Action Op-Ed Bail Reform Republicans Should Unite in Support of Bail Reform Op-Ed

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Data in Higher Education

My classmate dropped out of her dream school. Student success programs could have helped. First Person

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Commercial Sector Prices

Video: ‘We Can Lower Health Care Prices’ Video Series: Health Care Prices

Data in Higher Education Congress Should Support ASAP and Other Student Success Programs Op-Ed Fines and Fees New Jersey Should Stop Charging Fees for Indigent Defense Op-Ed Policing Congress Is Engaging in a Harmful Piece of Political Theater by Disapproving D.C.’s Common Sense Police Reform Bill Op-Ed

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