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Households throughout Yolo County are eligible for free virtual help preparing taxes and claiming credits this year, saving an average of $200 in preparer fees and earning up to $8,000 in credits. More households are eligible to participate in United Way California Capital Region’s Free Tax Prep pro

Elaine O’Neal Announces Shes Running for Mayor of Durham Mayoral candidate Elaine ONeal Retired Durham superior court judge, former law school dean, and racial equity champion Elaine O’Neal is running for mayor. INDY on Monday that she is excited about the city’s growth, but she’s worried that the city is not unified. “I recall a different downtown in the ’60s,” she said. “Downtown was never as segregated as it is now. I love the changes and the look of t...

Columbia University will develop a model curriculum—“Racial Justice and Abolition Democracy”—to address racial inequality in the criminal justice system thanks to a $5 million, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In partnership with community organizations and higher education institutions across the country, the upper-level curriculum seeks to redress the history of racialized punishment in the United States. The project’s co-leaders are Bernard E. Harcourt, Isido...

The Biggest Issues to Watch in 2021 Alan Greenblatt, David Kidd, Carl Smith   |   January 19, 2021   |  Analysis State lawmakers face a terrible hangover of problems from 2020. First and foremost is the pandemic, which is at its worst even as vaccinations are rolled out across the country. Caseloads and death tolls are adding uncertainty to the economy, which in turn is hampering state budgets. As legislatures began to meet this month, some convene...