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National Public Radio, February 4, 2021, Biden Administration Resurrects Office To Help Women ‘At The Breaking Point’ President Biden pledged that equal pay, paid family leave and affordable child care will be at the forefront of his administration’s work. He’s creating a Gender Policy Council to take these on. 

The New York Times, February 18, 2021, 2.5 Million Women Left the Work Force During the Pandemic. Harris Sees a ‘National Emergency.’ “In one year,” Vice President Kamala Harris said, “the pandemic has put decades of the progress we have collectively made for women workers at risk.” Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that

Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable.

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board recently approved a historic landmark nomination for Barry Farm Dwellings

Unemployed seniors typically have more trouble finding new jobs than younger workers. That may present financial challenges. Dan and Grace supplemented Social Security with job income.

The payment app’s tactics-including threatening threatening to send debt collectors after customers who are scam victims-have previously come under scrutiny.

Isabel Guzman will oversee the $284 billion Paycheck Protection Program of forgivable loans and other efforts to help small businesses

A late move by the Trump administration would stop enforcement of protections against discriminatory practices that have a “disparate impact” on protected groups.

Fueling Black business growth is broader than just providing capital. It will require leaders in financial institutions, philanthropy, government, corporations, and investors to align and collaborate towards a clear set of goals that address systemic barriers. From supportive policy to representative leadership, it is critical that we work together to build the economy that reflects America’s promise.

The “gentrification-industrial complex” isn’t who anti-growth progressives think it is.

A new law will stop the suspension of driver’s licenses when New Yorkers fail to pay fines, though the governor weakened the legislation before signing it.

It’s not only billionaires that are the problem.

The agency letter concludes a national bank or federal savings association may validate, store, and record payments transactions by serving as a node on an INVN.

Decades after housing reform, race has become an even greater determinant of home appraisals in Black and Latina neighborhoods, new research finds.