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A Closer Look: Money and Taxes in the Swing Spots

Money tends to be a taboo subject generally – except when it is election time.  Then, everyone starts talking about money, and more importantly, taxes.  With today’s turbulent economy, the topic seems...

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A Closer Look: Housing Markets in the Swing Spots

The burst of the housing bubble has affected most (if not all) of us as we watch the values of our homes drop.  And, for those of us who took out two loans to pay for the purchase of our home just a...

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A Closer Look: The President’s Domestic Priorities

Last night, Americans tuned in to President Barack Obama’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress (read the speech here).  Today, we want to turn up the conversation around six big issues he raised:...

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A Closer Look: Energy

“We are a nation that has seen promise amid peril and claimed opportunity from ordeal.  Now we must be that nation again.  That is why, even as it cuts back on programs we don’t need, the budget I...

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A Closer Look: Health Care

“…we can no longer afford to put health care reform on hold. We can’t afford to do it.   It (this budget) includes a historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform, a down payment on the...

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A Closer Look: Education

“The third challenge we must address is the urgent need to expand the promise of education in America. In a global economy, where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good...

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A Closer Look: Working Families

“In fact, the recovery plan provides a tax cut – that’s right, a tax cut – for 95% of working families. And, by the way, these checks are on the way.”- President Barack Obama – Domestic Priorities to...

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A Closer Look: Unemployment

“Over the next two years, this plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs.  More than 90% of these jobs will be in the private sector, jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges, constructing wind turbines...

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A Closer Look: Foreclosure

“We have launched a housing plan that will help reasonable families facing the threat of foreclosure lower their monthly payments and refinance their mortgages. It’s a plan that won’t help speculators...

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A Closer Look: Metros with High Performing Schools

PolicyMap subscribers can now find out how individual public schools around the country rate on a scale of 1 through 10 (with 10 being the highest performance rating and 1 being the lowest). The...

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Money and Taxes in the Swing Spots

With today’s turbulent economy, money and taxes seems ever more relevant, so we ask “What do these swing spots look like when it comes to money and taxes?” The post Money and Taxes in the Swing Spots...

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A Closer Look: Housing Markets in the Swing Spots

Using mortgage data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, we take a look at how homeowners in swing spots fared in the housing bubble burst. The post A Closer Look: Housing Markets in the Swing Spots...

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A Closer Look: The President’s Domestic Priorities

Last night was President Barack Obama’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress. Today, we want to turn up the conversation around 6 big issues he raised. The post A Closer Look: The President’s...

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A Closer Look: Energy

Check out some of the Energy information on PolicyMap. Click onto any map to explore your neighborhood. The post A Closer Look: Energy appeared first on PolicyMap.

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A Closer Look: Health Care

PolicyMap houses and maps a variety of indicators from Census’ SAHIE that show where uninsured populations live across the country. The post A Closer Look: Health Care appeared first on PolicyMap.

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A Closer Look: Education

PolicyMap contains a host of education data hailing from the Census, Claritas, New America Foundation, and GreatSchools.com. The post A Closer Look: Education appeared first on PolicyMap.

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A Closer Look: Working Families

Researchers define working families using many different income categories. On PolicyMap, you can use a number of data layers to see these categories. The post A Closer Look: Working Families appeared...

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A Closer Look: Unemployment

PolicyMap now offers unemployment data and information about people in the labor force. The interactive map shows the most current unemployment data. The post A Closer Look: Unemployment appeared first...

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A Closer Look: Foreclosure

PolicyMap can help quantify and communicate the types of risks home buyers have been taking with their mortgages with the Loan-to-Value ratio. The post A Closer Look: Foreclosure appeared first on...

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A Closer Look: Metros with High Performing Schools

PolicyMap subscribers can now find out how individual public schools around the country rate on a scale of 1 through 10. The post A Closer Look: Metros with High Performing Schools appeared first on...

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