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The Clean Slate

The Clean Slate series and accompanying ebook highlight solutions from cities that have leveraged technology and policy to eliminate unjust fines, fees, and other barriers to economic mobility. The Clean Slate is generously supported by a grant from the Solutions Journalism Network. (Photo by Edgar Moran on Unsplash)

Next City’s Solutions of the Year: Part One

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Tech Tools Aim to Help Tenants Fight Eviction

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The Clean Slate

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The Gap Where Marijuana Convictions Hurt Most

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40 Years After Congress Changed the Game for Energy Bills, Water Finally Plays Catch Up

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New York Could Reform Parole, Help Thousands of People, and Save Millions

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Driver’s License Suspensions for Failure to Pay Fines Inflict Particular Harm on Black Drivers

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This Nonprofit Eliminated a Simple Barrier Keeping New Orleans Teens From Their Summer Internships

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How Clean Slate Laws Create Better Cities

Las Vegas’s Traffic School for Pedestrians

How Chicago Could Build Equity Into Transportation

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Seattle Is Using Psychology to Help People Avoid City Fines and Fees

Using Tech, California Counties Have Cleared 140,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions

Durham, NC Just Finished Erasing $2.7 Million In Traffic Debt

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How a Water Bill Can Help Cities Help Their Most Vulnerable Residents

Michigan’s New Clean-Slate Law Makes State a Leader in Criminal Justice Reform

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