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10 years after DACA began, the program remains embroiled in legal challenges. The acceptance of new DACA recipients has been paused and advocates are now pushing congress to address DACA before the end of the 117th Congress.

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- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/daca-background-and-policy-and-legal-issues

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Over the past few years, many parts of the country have experienced a rise in violent crime. While the numbers are still much lower than the highs of the 1980s and ‘90s, it is an issue that is top of mind for many Americans and was a key issue during the recent midterm elections. Lawmakers on both sides have recognized rising crime as an issue, but they disagree on the root cause and potential solutions to it.

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- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/addressing-the-rise-in-violent-crime

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As social media platforms have evolved, how people use social media has changed drastically. What used to be a way for people to stay in touch with friends and family is now a key information source and platform for political engagement. This has only increased the number of content moderation decisions companies face and the difficulty of keeping up with engagement on the platform. This episode, we chat with Shoshana Weissmann from R Street Institute on social media policy, content moderation, and Section 230.

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Inflation was a top issue in last week’s election. High prices have made many people question whether we’re in a recession, or at least headed towards one. Despite two consecutive quarters of decreased GDP, which many use as a measure for a recession, most economists are arguing that the U.S. is not in a recession yet as low unemployment and fairly consistent job growth keeps the economy running.

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- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/defining-recession

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Just three easy installments of $19.99. But is it really so easy? Americans have had installment payment plans in some form or another for decades: layaway, point-of-sale financing, traditional credit cards, and now Buy Now, Pay Later. They are all essentially the same concept, purchase something now and pay for it over time, but new Buy Now, Pay Later platforms are facing scrutiny with its rising popularity.

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- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/buy-now-pay-later

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For many decades, only 20-40% of Americans have responded that they trust the government to do what’s right most of the time. These low levels of trust have had real world consequences, whether it’s disillusionment with elections or distrust of federal guidance around COVID and vaccines. This episode, we chat with Loren DeJonge Schulman from the Partnership for Public Trust on public distrust, Schedule F, and alternative proposals to improve accountability and trust in the government.

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Most Americans support organ donation, but just over half are signed up as organ donors. As a result, there's a gap in need versus supply and many candidates for organ donation wait 3-5 years on the waitlist to receive a transplant. But it's not just the limited supply that complicates matters. The operation of the organ matching system has come under fire recently for lack of oversight and insufficient safety measures.

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- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/organ-donation

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This hurricane season started off unusually with no named hurricanes through September, which has only happened twice since 1960. However, by mid-September, two major hurricanes landed in the Caribbean and Florida. Hurricanes continue to break records in these past few years and this is only likely to worsen with climate change. This has led to some reckoning on the U.S. government's current capacity to mitigate and respond to disasters.

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- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/federal-emergency-management-and-hurricanes

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In the second episode of our housing affordability series, we talk with Emily Cadik of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. The U.S. is short 3.8 million homes to keep up with Americans' needs. To incentivize the construction of more affordable housing, the federal government created the Low Income Housing Tax Credit in the 1980s. This complex program is the cornerstone of federal policy for affordable housing development.

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In this first part of our series on housing affordability, we talk with Emily Hamilton of George Mason University's Mercatus Center. Housing affordability has been taking up headlines after a record year of inflation for rental and housing prices. Although policymakers have attempted to provide relief, one often forgotten piece of the puzzle is zoning policy.

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