Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez unveil Green New Deal proposal to modernize US public housing
By Kelly Hayes
WASHINGTON - Progressives introduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act this week, which would invest billions into retrofitting existing public housing over the next decade to reduce environmental hazards like lead and water poisoning, among other initiatives.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced the legislation Monday, looking to increase the public housing commitment above what is in President Joe Biden’s massive $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan. The White House has said Biden’s far-reaching plan aims to re-engineer the nation’s infrastructure while shifting away from fossil fuels and combating climate change, as well as addressing economic inequities.
Perpetual punishment? Study looks at how past criminal convictions affect housing, work chances
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A new study showed disproportionate levels of convictions for Black and Latinx people in New York City. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New research published by the Data Collaborative for Justice (DCJ) at John Jay College found substantial racial disparities in criminal convictions over the past four decades a finding that analysts say sheds light on the need for further conversations surrounding criminal justice reform.
While the study acknowledges that steps have been made to reduce the negative impact of the criminal justice system by shrinking the effect of disproportionate policing on Black and Latino communities, the researchers said that less attention has been paid to addressing how decades of higher enforcement rates lead to criminal records that can present hurdles for people attempting to get a jo
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