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A handful of states are trying to change tax systems that lean more heavily on the poor than the rich. It’s a struggle. Can this experiment save babies’ lives? America’s state supreme courts – once dominated by Democrats – have flipped to Republican control, with major implications for abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and voting. Q&A: Dr. Thomas Fisher was only 9 when he began questioning our country’s healthcare system. Join us for "What is Home?" on July 26 at 7 p.m. Eastern time! Concerns over biased school policing rise as federal investigations reveal evidence of discrimination in student discipline. Should job seekers be able to see salary info. before applying? Six states recently approved wage transparency laws that require most employers to include pay ranges in job ads. Maryuri, a Venezuelan immigrant, and her son boarded a bus bound for D.C. where she hoped “to prosper, not just survive.” Now, she struggles to find stable housing, work, and healthcare. The movement to eliminate grocery taxes in the handful of states that still charge them is gaining momentum as food prices rise.

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Unequal burden

All but a handful of states make poor residents contribute a greater share of their income to taxes than wealthy people do. Economists call that upside-down approach “regressive.” And those policies hit communities of color the hardest. Watch the video to learn more.

(Video by Next Day Animation for the Center for Public Integrity)

Fighting the wealth vortex

An Iowa entrepreneur determined to help narrow the wealth gap sets off to open the first Black-owned bank in more than 20 years. No part of that is easy.
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A baby plays with a toy as he sits next to a map of a section of California.

GHOST OF POLLUTERS PAST

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UNHOUSED AND UNDERCOUNTED

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