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TL/DR - Private equity's involvement in healthcare has been under scrutiny from Massachusetts lawmakers, who have held a lengthy public hearing exploring its implications for patient care after a financial crisis at Steward Health Care. Experts testified that private equity ownership has led to increased patient costs, reduced staffing and poorer…

TL/DR - Phoenix City Council is considering an amendment to their camping ban as part of efforts to manage homelessness. The National Center for Homelessness Law argues that such homeless criminalization laws have proven ineffective, with a study showing that in 100 cities with no camping ordinances, homelessness increased by an average of 2.2%.…

TL/DR - The University of North Carolina (UNC) is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its campuses, with the AI Project at the Chapel Hill campus having been in place since 2023. Stephanie O’Brien, a Mass Communication lecturer, is leading the first AI-focused course at UNC Asheville, highlighting the beneficial…

TL/DR - The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 included a program called Direct Pay, which expands federal support for clean power by allowing non-taxable entities to receive direct funding for new solar power installations. The program covers up to 70% of the cost and has already benefited communities in Southern California, including…