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How an open source EMR system has transformed patient healthcare in more than 50 countries

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Thoughtworks team first created Bahmni in 2012 for a charitable hospital in a remote part of central India, Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS), through our social impact program. Before Bahmni, paper archives were costing thousands of dollars per month to create, store, and manage (the law in Zambia prevents medical records from being discarded).

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AWS announces low-to-no cost security services for federal political campaigns and committees

AWS Public Sector Blog

The FEC granted special permission for DDC to operate under this model, providing all eligible party and candidate committees—regardless of party—with the support they need within the limits of campaign finance law.

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Janelle Wong: AAPI and Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination

Policy Chats

From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.

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AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

Policy Chats

From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.

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AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

Policy Chats

From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.

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New Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration

Center for Community Progress

Like in many states, a mix of ineffective laws, partisan divisions, and the allure of maintaining the status quo made reforming this local process difficult. I had a front-row seat into the harms of auctioning off tax-foreclosed properties , particularly low-value residential properties, but thought, what could be done?

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Scott Bomboy of the Constitution Center mentions that “the concept of nullification–that states can overrule federal laws–predated the Civil War by decades, and the ultimate issue of nullification (secession) was settled in the 1860s. 1257 courtesy of Cornell Law Institute). If that law is federal, then the U.S. 482, 488 (1976).

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