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Dear Thought Partners,
As we reflect on the issues keeping people in poverty, the issue of equity rang through loud and clear in our Community Conversations and in both our Big Issue Committee meetings and our Thought Partner Convening series. We often use the words equity and equality interchangeably, but they are very different. I think this picture best explains it. As we think of solutions to lift people out of poverty or to identify safeguards to keep ALICE from falling into poverty, we must pay attention to this issue of equity.
I wish you all a very happy and safe Mardi Gras and if you have a moment, take a look at the ALICE Report and see how your parish fares.
The issue of high and rising income inequality continues to influence policy and political debates at all levels of government. Local officials, such as mayors and county executives, are increasingly finding themselves at the center of those debates given a federal government hamstrung by partisan gridlock and budget constraints.
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There are important things to consider about the racially charged events occurring at Mizzou and both traditional and social media have brought these to light. Read More.
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