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22.03.29
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By Ruby Edlin and Turquoise Baker. Brennan Center for Justice, March 10, 2022, pp. 1-3.
Summarizes the findings from a recent Brennan Center poll of local election officials related to safety concerns, political interference, and the effect of social media on elections.
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22.03.30
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By Joel Stinnett. Dallas Business Journal, March 11th-17th, 2022, pp. 15, 18-21.
Considers how the COVID-19 crisis could affect which industries and cities dominate the next decades in American life. Interviews Richard Florida, urbanist and educator, on how the pandemic has changed cities, particularly downtowns. Notes how people have reconsidered where to live with remote work and examines how companies may entice workers back to the office.
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22.03.31
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Economist, March 12th-18th, 2022, pp. 54-55.
Examines the shortcomings of virtual and hybrid workplaces and the challenges employers face in defining what the future of work will look like.
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22.03.32
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By Matthew Rae, et al.
Health System Tracker (Peterson-KFF), March 10, 2022, pp. 1-9.
Analyzes data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to understand how many people have medical debt and how much they owe. Examines variations in medical debt by age, race and ethnicity, health status, and for people with a disability. Finds nine percent of adults owe medical debt, with 11 million owing more than $10,000.
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22.03.33
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By Colleen Flaherty. Inside Higher Ed, March 15, 2022, pp. 1-3.
Provides background for a First Amendment case brought against the University of North Texas by a former math instructor, Hiers v. Wright.
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22.03.34
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By Steven H. Woolf. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), March 11, 2022, pp. 1-4.
Discusses how state policies affect health outcomes and have increased health disparities across the 50 states. Notes state policy choices have been associated with increased COVID-19–related morbidity and mortality.
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22.03.35
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By Maurice Chammah. Marshall Project, February 24, 2022, pp. 1-5.
Explores current research on false confessions among survivors of domestic violence in the context of the Texas Ranger interrogation of death row inmate Melissa Lucio, whose execution is scheduled for April 2022.
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22.03.36
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By John J. Miller. National Review, March 7, 2022, pp. 21-23.
Reviews the history of school choice policies in America, including vouchers, tax credit scholarships, and education savings accounts (ESAs). Reports on a new surge in interest in school choice options due to educational struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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22.03.37
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By Jens Jensen. Natural Resources & Environment, Winter 2022, pp. 18-21.
Compares the legal challenges to airspace ownership during the early twentieth century to recent challenges to subsurface property rights as a result of horizontal drilling. Mentions Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy. Discusses how property rights may also affect subsurface storage, including subsurface carbon storage.
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22.03.38
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By Tressa Pankovits. Progressive Policy Institute, March 2022, pp. 1-30 (Note Length).
Highlights the Leadership Academy Network (LAN) in Fort Worth, Texas, a partnership between Fort Worth Independent School District and Texas Wesleyan University that was created as a result of SB 1882, 85th Legislature, R.S.
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22.03.39
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By Kristian Hernández. Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), March 15, 2022, pp. 1-4.
Discusses how states and local governments are addressing rising rents caused by inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and booming real estate markets.
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22.03.40
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By Julie Tomascik. Texas Agriculture, March 4, 2022, p. 8.
Lists the counties in Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border where farmers and ranchers affected by damage to fields and infrastructure can apply for financial assistance.
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22.03.41
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By Joey Berlin. Texas Medicine, March 2022, pp. 14-19.
Discusses HB 3459, 87th Legislature, R.S., which allows physicians to earn a "gold card" out of prior authorizations by demonstrating to insurers that they consistently earn approval for a particular service. Highlights how other states are interested in enacting their own versions of the bill.
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22.03.42
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By Emma Freer. Texas Medicine, March 2022, pp. 36-37.
Examines the passage of HB 2090, 87th Legislature, R.S., and the resulting efforts to create an all-payer claims database, which will collect health care claims from public and private health insurance plans with the goal of improving price transparency. Discusses the work that has already been completed by the Center for Health Care Data (CHCD) in Houston at UTHealth.
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