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Texas Hold’em Onto Your Campaign Funds
When they say “everything’s bigger in Texas,” asks Ross Ramsey, are they including campaign contributions?
The Case for Better Data in Head Start
Head Start is a large program and it’s in both the federal government’s and families’ best interest for it to work effectively.
The Mind of Mark DeFriest
For 33 years, Mark DeFriest struggled against what he calls unjust imprisonment.
The Ticking Tax Bomb Inside Obama’s Favorite Loan Repayment Program
Income-based student loan repayment probably shouldn’t include a burdensome tax. But it does. Alexander Holt writes on why—and why neither p
Why Are Borrowers Taxed On Forgiven Student Loans?
Those enrolling in IBR, PAYE, and REPAYE, will be taxed on their forgiven loans. Congress could fix it, but probably won’t.
Why Flint Was Avoidable
Pamela Puchalski explains the mistakes that led 100,000 people to drink toxic tap water—and how we can ensure we don’t make them again.
OTI Joins Coalition Calling for Greater Protection of Online Privacy for Broadband Consumers
WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Open Technology Institute at New America (OTI) joined 59 organizations in a letter to the Federal Communications
TechCongress Announces First Class of Congressional Innovation Fellows
TechCongress, a fellowship program incubated by New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) that is bringing technologists to Congress, is