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Who decides? How algorithms and humans interact in judges’ decisions about bail
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
January 21, 2025
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A neighborhood on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota is seen from a distance on a cloudy day in late autumn. Overlaying the Cheyenne River photo are images representing a computer circuit board, fiber optic components, and beams of data traveling through a wireless network.
After the Affordable Connectivity Program, home Internet access on tribal lands ticks up
Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development H Trostle | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development
September 10, 2024
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At dusk on a clear evening, cars travel along U.S. Highway 89 outside of Browning, Montana, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The Rocky Mountains in Glacier National Park appear in the distance.
Inaccurate data could hinder broadband access in Indian Country
H Trostle | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development
October 11, 2023
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Graphics of charts, newscasters, and bills float on the left side, then pass through an AI filter, becoming an orderly collection on the right
Across the Fed, a mindful exploration of AI is underway
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
September 22, 2023
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Inquiring minds: Q&A with Lukas Althoff
Landon Peterson | Assistant Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit
September 20, 2023
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Scholar spotlight: Stefania Albanesi
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
April 17, 2023
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Cybersecurity trends and best practices for community banks
Dane Scofield | Examiner
October 5, 2022
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When the disrupters lose their drive
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
August 10, 2022
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Inquiring Minds: Q&A with Jane Olmstead-Rumsey key image
Inquiring minds: Q&A with Jane Olmstead-Rumsey
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
July 22, 2022
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The Tribal Digital Divide: Extent and Explanations
Anahid Bauer | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Donn Feir | CICD Research Fellow (former) Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development
June 27, 2022
Research
Jon Kleinberg
Social policy in the age of algorithms: An interview with Jon Kleinberg
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
March 29, 2022
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From crêpes to Cargill: Hot on the trail of sweat equity key image
From crêpes to Cargill: Hot on the trail of sweat equity
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
January 3, 2022
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