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The Indianapolis Star reported that appraisers undervalued a Black resident s home because of her race.
This undervaluation dates back decades to when Black neighborhoods were deemed financially risky.
Lawmakers introduced legislation in recent months to combat racial disparities in homeownership.
With the pandemic-era ability to work from home, the desire for homeownership has been on the rise this past year, with a housing inventory crisis developing as a result.
But the Indianapolis Star reported last week that Black homeowners who want to put their houses on the market or seek lower mortgage rates are at a disadvantage just because of their race.
Liberals Should Learn From Weak Jobs Report That Incentives Matter
President Joe Biden rejects the notion that generous COVID-19 relief provisions, and state and local aid, create disincentives for work. Pictured: Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on the dais behind him, April 28, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)
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Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk-show host. His latest book is The New Trump Standard.
“Experts” predicted 1 million jobs would be created in April. The actual number fell far short, at 266,000. Republicans warned that overly generous COVID-19 relief benefits create a disincentive to work.
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“Experts” predicted 1 million jobs would be created in April. The actual number fell far short, at 266,000. Republicans warned that overly generous COVID-19 relief benefits create a disincentive to work.
The day before this disappointing jobs report, Bloomberg wrote: “In earnings calls and business surveys, executives often blame stimulus checks and generous unemployment benefits for hampering hiring efforts. .
“Friday s employment report, which is projected to show the economy added 1 million jobs in April, should offer new insight into this mismatch and whether it s deterring growth.”
When the numbers came in, Biden administration officials lacked no shortage of excuses. Some potential workers, they argued, feared going back to work because of COVID-19; many schools had still yet to resume in-school learning, particularly burdensome for single parents; we re still early in the bounce back from the COVID-19-stricken economy; one month s worth of
Enjoy the beauty and serenity of life at Stratford s Boothe Park Sunday for free
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Boothe Memorial Park volunteer Beverly Benedetto cleans the porch at the Boothe family homestead in Stratford, Conn., on Friday May 7, 2021. The park s annual opening will be held in a week, which was canceled last year because of COVID-19.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
STRATFORD The 32 acres of Boothe Memorial Park are every bit as eccentric as the two men who deeded it to the town in the late 1940s.
There’s an historic homestead. A clock tower. A lighthouse. A rose garden. A windmill. A blacksmith shop. And, for whatever reason, an old Merritt Parkway toll booth just to name a few of the 18 buildings that dot the property.