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The Digital Benefits Network supports government in delivering public benefits services and technology that are accessible, effective, and equitable in order to ultimately increase economic opportunity. Part of the Beeck Center at Georgetown University

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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We’re excited to share that the @beeckcenter.bsky.social ’s Digital Benefits Network, Digital Service Network, and State Chief Data Officer Network are coming together as a unified Digital Government Network (DGN)—
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
❄️ As we close the year, we selected top stories we featured throughout 2025 to include in this month’s Digital Benefits in the News. ➡️ Read here: mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... Wishing you a warm holiday season!
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Digital Benefits in the News
Sharing the latest stories across public benefits programs and digital service delivery
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
❄️ Did you miss our December Digest? beeckcenter.org/4oJrk41 📚 New primer on state IEE systems 🗓️ Recording of our Q4 DI CoP Meeting. 👀 New Practitioner Picks on Digital Accessibility 📚 Latest research on state budget responses to H.R. 1 changes
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
With November being a time of thanks, we are grateful to everyone who worked to support their communities through the federal shutdown and resulting delay of November SNAP benefits. Journalism has risen to the occasion and told the stories of our impacted neighbors.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
In this month’s Digest, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work happening across the country due to the severe disruptions to SNAP. Thank you to state and local leaders for your incredible work and care: beeckcenter.org/43pyBOJ
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This month’s Digital Benefits in the News starts with journalism telling the stories of those impacted by the federal shutdown disruption in SNAP and WIC. Thank you to our community for all their work. ➡️ Read our full newsletter here beeckcenter.org/4nrSKuq
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
You’ve read the report, now it's time to turn insights into action! Register for our Oct 8 Advocate Session to translate the Digital Doorways research into action and improve digital identity processes in your state. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorwaysAdvocateWebinar
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... 📩 Not getting our newsletters? Subscribe! digitalgovernmenthub.org/subscribe/
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The Digital Doorways webinar recording is live! Learn about beneficiary experiences with digital identity in public benefits, key insights, and recommendations! beeckcenter.org/DDWebinarRec...
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Webinar Recording: Digital Doorways to Public Benefits - Digital Government Hub
The Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University and Public Policy Lab co-hosted a webinar presenting breaking research on beneficiary experienc...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
📅 Join us today at 3 p.m EST for our Digital Doorways webinar! We’ll dive into our research on people’s lived experiences with digital identity processes and technology in public benefits. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorw... @publicpolicylab.bsky.social @beeckcenter.bsky.social
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🔍 How can governments improve digital identity processes for public benefits? 🚪Our Digital Doorways report explores challenges beneficiaries face when navigating digital identity processes—offering insights and recommendations for improvement. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorw...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
New Report! Digital Doorways to Public Benefits: User Experiences with Digital Identity. Our latest research outlines how state agencies can address challenges with digital identity processes among public benefits recipients while maintaining security. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorw...
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Digital Doorways to Public Benefits: Beneficiary Experiences with Digital Identity - Digital Government Hub
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Introducing: Practitioner Picks! It's a new quarterly series designed to add fresh resources to the Digital Government Hub’s library! This quarter’s edition focused on digital housing featuring Barry Roeder and Roshen Sethna ➡️ digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications... @beeckcenter.bsky.social
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Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown @beeckcenter.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We are thrilled to announce our Digital Benefits Ecosystem Directory + Map—a dynamic, open-source guide showing which orgs use tech to improve the delivery of public benefit programs and how they connect across shared focus areas. digitalgovernmenthub.org/ecosystem/ @digitalbenefits.bsky.social
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
“Our theory of change at the Beeck Center's Digital Benefits Network is: to take collaborative action, it’s critical to know the organizations, what are they doing, which sectors are doing what. Having line of sight across the ecosystem is critical to improving public benefits access delivery.”
This photo shows the home page of the Digital Benefits Ecosystem Directory + Map and the web address or digitalgovernmenthub.org slash ecosystem. It describes the benefits of the director to find organizations, build relationships, and forge new opportunities to partner
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
☀️Did you miss our August Digest? mailchi.mp/georgetown/a... 🌟Read our BenCamp 2025 recap 📅 Register for Digital Doorways launch webinar 📖 New resources to combat harmful narratives about benefits fraud And more!
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... 📩 Not getting our newsletters? Subscribe! digitalgovernmenthub.org/subscribe/
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
This Wednesday, 7/16, the Digital Identity CoP will explore user experiences with accounts + ID verification. We'll learn about Colorado's PEAK Benefits platform, and get a preview of DBN and Public Policy Lab’s research on beneficiary experiences. beeckcenter.org/digIDcommunity-signup
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🏖️ Did you miss our July Digital Benefits Digest? beeckcenter.org/45YsR0i 📑Navigating Benefits Policy Changes in the OBBA 📅 July 16: DI CoP Call 🔎Research spotlight on public benefits access for immigrants 📣 How to stay informed on public benefits policy and delivery changes
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
🗓️ July 16, 3pm ET - Digital Identity CoP Quarterly Meeting ✨ Learn about the CO PEAK benefits platform team’s efforts to understand user experiences ✨ Get a sneak peak into the DBN +Public Policy Lab's Digital Doorways research ✅ Sign up for CoP to join: beeckcenter.org/digIDcommunity-signup
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
☀️Did you miss our June Digital Benefits Digest? beeckcenter.org/4ks4oVu 📢 Call for FormFest Submissions & Save the Date 📅 DI CoP Call July 16 👋 Great seeing colleagues at CfA Summit! 📖 Work requirement research roundup 🖥️ Code for America’s ASAP PDF tool
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... 📩 Not getting our newsletters? Subscribe! digitalgovernmenthub.org/subscribe/
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
On July 16 our Digital Identity Community of Practice will explore user experiences with account creation + ID verification. We'll hear about Colorado’s PEAK Benefits platform, and get a sneak peek at DBN’s research with Public Policy Lab. beeckcenter.org/digIDcommunity-signup
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
View the recording for the Digital Identity CoP’s second meeting! Members received an update on the Balance ID project and learned about what MyMassGov is doing to improve client support for the identity verification process. beeckcenter.org/DICoP_Q225_R...
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Digital Identity Community of Practice 2025 Q2 Meeting: Client Support Models in Digital Identity - Digital Government Hub
The Digital Benefits Network's second Digital Identity Community of Practice quarterly call centered exploring client support models in digital identity and an update on the Balance ID project.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
If you missed our Government Briefing on AI-Powered Rules as Code we’ve got you covered! Check out the presentation recording on the Digital Government Hub! beeckcenter.org/AI_RaC_Recor...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... 📩 Not getting our newsletters? Subscribe! digitalgovernmenthub.org/subscribe/
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🛬🌸We’ll be at @codeforamerica.org's Summit this week in DC! 👋Let us know if you’ll be there 🤝Say hi if you’re attending too #CfASummit
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
✈️🧳 We travelled to AZ, MA, & NY with partner @publicpolicylab.bsky.social to talk w/ beneficiaries about navigating account setup + ID management when applying for public benefits. 📄 Read about the project: beeckcenter.org/4k3mRrs 👀 Look out for our findings later this summer!
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🛬🌸We’re heading to @codeforamerica.org's Summit May 29-30 in DC! 👋Let us know if you’ll be there 🤝Say hi if you’re attending too
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🌻Check out the May Digital Benefits Digest beeckcenter.org/44CZtMq 🚀 Postcards from recent field research w/@publicpolicylab.bsky.social ⭐ Beeck Center 2024 Impact Report 📄 Publication of Digital Identity 101 draft 📅 RaC CoP Discussion: Income Eligibility on May 19 👋 See us at CfA Summit
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... 📩 Not getting our newsletters? Subscribe! digitalgovernmenthub.org/subscribe/
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Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown @beeckcenter.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Join us and the Massive Data Institute on 4/23 to explore AI-Powered Rules as Code and learn: ➡️ How AI may be answer beneficiary questions ➡️ Methods for evaluating AI models ➡️ How AI writes code for eligibility & enrollment systems @digitalbenefits.bsky.social georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Government Briefing: AI-Powered Rules as Code . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us on April 23rd from 2:30 - 3:30 PM ET to explore AI-Powered Rules as Code with government colleagues. Our team will share top takeaways from the research and invite discussion and sharing of ...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Thanks to @minneapolisfed.bsky.social for a dynamic conversation about unemployment insurance access on April 9. If you missed it, check out the recording here. Don’t miss their new illuminating research series on UI. www.minneapolisfed.org/events/2025/...
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Understanding Access to Unemployment Insurance | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
An event exploring the role of unemployment insurance in the labor market
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Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown @beeckcenter.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Jennifer Phillips of our @digitalbenefits.bsky.social spoke with Emily Badger of @nytimes.com on fighting fraud in public benefits systems and ensuring states have the sustained resources and capacity to keep up with evolving threats. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...
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Musk’s Latest Fraud Finding Isn’t What It Seems
His team found cases of seemingly fake people receiving unemployment benefits. But that fake data exists for a reason.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
“The fraudsters in many ways in 2020 were light years ahead of where states were internally in terms of understanding the dark web and how to buy people’s identities. And that’s been catching up.” — @jenphillips.bsky.social of the @digitalbenefits.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...
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Musk’s Latest Fraud Finding Isn’t What It Seems
His team found cases of seemingly fake people receiving unemployment benefits. But that fake data exists for a reason.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
☂️ Check out the April Digital Benefits Digest mailchi.mp/georgetown/a... 💡 Special AI Edition! ⚡ New AI-Powered Rules as Code Research 📍 New AI-related Resources on the Digital Gov Hub 🔥 State of State AI + New Workshops 🗓️ Don’t miss: Digital Identity Community of Practice April 17
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Join our Digital Identity Community of Practice meeting Apr 17, 2pm ET! We'll explore client support strategies for digital identity management with MyMassGov, share best practices, and hear an update on BalanceID. Sign up for the CoP digitalgovernmenthub.org/topics/digit...
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Digital Identity - Digital Government Hub
Balancing access, privacy, and security. For government, approaching digital identity involves balancing multiple priorities around access, privacy, and data security. In addition to ensuring members ...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
✨New research✨ beeckcenter.org/AI_RaC_social Can #AI be used to expedite the translation of #SNAP and #Medicaid policies into software code for implementation in public benefits eligibility and enrollment systems under a #RulesasCode approach? We share methodologies, materials, findings & ideas.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... Catch up on March digital benefits news: 🚨 Digital Benefits Must Reads 🏛️ Federal Transition Updates ✍️ Opinion Section 📩 Not getting our newsletters? Subscribe! digitalgovernmenthub.org/subscribe/
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Check out the recording of this month’s Digital Identity Community of Practice event on Prioritizing Access and Safety Q&A on Service Design in Digital Identity. digitalgovernmenthub.org/library/prio...
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Prioritizing Access and Safety Q&A on Service Design in Digital Identity - Digital Government Hub
The Digital Benefit Network's Digital Identity Community of Practice held a session to hear considerations from civil rights technologists and human-centered design practitioners on ways to ensure pro...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🍀 Check out the March Digital Benefits Digest mailchi.mp/georgetown/m... 💓 Supporting Federal Workers 🗓️ 3/19: Rules as Code Roundtable 🪪 New Digital Identity Research and Community of Practice Videos 💡New Resources on the Digital Gov Hub
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Join us for the #RulesAsCode Community of Practice Roundtable Meeting on March 19, 2025 from 1-2pm ET. 📜 AI for SNAP & Medicaid RaC translation 💞 Insights from the community 🔮 Discussion on the year ahead Please join RaC CoP to receive the invite! beeckcenter.org/raccop
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... Catch up on Feb digital benefits news: 🚨 Digital Benefits Must Reads 🏛️ Federal Transition Updates ✍️ New Opinion Section
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
♥️ DBN is committed to supporting the important work you do every day to deliver critical services and benefits to people in your communities. 📰 Read our Feb Digest mailchi.mp/georgetown/f... 🗓️ Rules as Code Roundtable 💡 Dead links? Check Digital Gov Hub! 🏛️ Reliable Resources
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
♥️ DBN is committed to supporting the important work you do every day to deliver critical services and benefits to people in your communities. 📰 Read our Feb Digest mailchi.mp/georgetown/f... 🗓️ Rules as Code Roundtable 💡 Dead links? Check Digital Gov Hub! 🏛️ Reliable Resources
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Thank you for being part of the Digital Benefits Network in 2024! Check out our year in review: digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...
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Digital Benefits Network: 2024 Year in Review‍ - Digital Government Hub
Recap the work and achievements of the Digital Benefits Network in 2024.
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
📰 Digital Benefits in the News makes it easy to stay up to date! ❄️ Read the Dec-Jan news mailchi.mp/georgetown/d... Catch up on latest digital benefits news: 🪪 DBN Digital ID in News 🏛️ Federal Transition Updates 📲 Digital Benefits Delivery Wins & News
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Joan Alker @joanalker1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Next Tuesday January 28th at 2p ET we will hold the 3rd in our series of Medicaid Policy Institute webinars open to all. This one is "The Truth about Fraud Against Medicaid." You can register here: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Truth about Fraud Against Medicaid. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families invites you to a special session of our new Child Medicaid Policy Institute (CMPI) on Tuesday, January 28 at 2pm ET. This webinar is free and...
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Digital Benefits Network @digitalbenefits.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Excited we got to speak with Route Fifty about our latest research on digital identity in public benefits! www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove... Read the full article to learn more about the research and the importance of optionality in identity management approaches.
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‘Optionality’ could be the key to better customer experience, experts say
As digital advances have prompted state agencies to innovate their benefits systems, experts say officials should first consider what residents want.
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