Government & Policy
Changes in fiscal policy by the government can be related to taxes, trade, regulations, subsidies, licensing, interest rates, and more. Learn how governments use policy, here.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Definition
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes $550 billion in new funds to rebuild roads, bridges, water infrastructure, the internet,...
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Community Land Trust Definition -
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Section 230 Definition -
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SNAP Benefits by State -
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Who Was Alexander Hamilton? -
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No Surprises Act Definition -
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Paycheck Fairness Act Definition -
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Rent Stabilization Definition -
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Milestones in Gender Equality -
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Definition -
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Surface Transportation Board (STB) Definition -
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Contract Buyers League -
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Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Definition -
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What Biden's OSHA Vaccine Mandate Could Mean for Business -
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How Colleges Make Money -
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Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) Definition -
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Single-Family Zoning -
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Universal Service Fund Definition -
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Understanding the Infrastructure Bills -
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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) -
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Rural Electrification Act Definition -
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Executive Order on Promoting U.S. Economic Competition -
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Countries Offering Digital Nomad Visas -
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Should Google Be Classified as a Public Utility? -
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Who Is Lina Khan? -
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Legal Milestones That Fight Income Inequality -
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Defense Production Act (DPA) Definition -
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Strategies for Containing US Healthcare Costs -
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Why U.S. Healthcare Spending Is Rising so Fast -
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The Pandemic Impact on Social Security and Medicare -
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What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre? -
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LGBTQ+ Representation in the Workforce -
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The Great Work-From-Home Migration -
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Telehealth Definition -
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What's in Biden's American Families Plan? -
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LGBTQ+ Pay Gap and Unemployment -
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Can Baby Bonds Fix Intergenerational Wealth Inequality? -
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Firsts for American Women -
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Racial Diversity in the Judiciary -
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Request FOIA Information from the EEOC -
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How Are Police Departments Funded? -
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Government Leadership by Race -
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How Gender Expression Affects Income -
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Comparable Worth Definition -
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Disparate Impact Definition -
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Government Leadership by Gender -
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Academic Leadership by Race -
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International COVID-19 Economic Stimulus and Relief -
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Defund the Police -
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Joe Biden's Economic Team -
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Gender Representation in the Judiciary -
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National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Definition -
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Academic Leadership by Gender -
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Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) Definition -
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What Does It Mean To Be Made in America?
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