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Commentary Economics, Economics, Cities Employment
Sep 20 2022
Why Local Governments Need to Compete to Offer Citizens What They Want
By Michael Hendrix Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Health Policing, Crime Control
Aug 05 2022
The Drug Crisis Is Getting Worse. Local Leaders Can Fight Back.
By Charles Fain Lehman Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Cities, Cities Housing
Mar 03 2022
Few American Cities Are Truly Dense. We Can Do Better.
By Eric Kober Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Education, Cities, Cities Policing, Crime Control, Pre K-12, Housing, Infrastructure & Transportation
Dec 16 2021
What Mayors Worry About (and Ought to Worry About)
By Michael Hendrix Read time 6 mins Read More
Commentary Culture
Nov 15 2021
Thought Zoom Would Save Local Democracy? It Hasn’t.
By Michael Hendrix Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Cities Housing
Aug 24 2021
Affordable Housing and the Dubious Promise of Inclusionary Zoning
By Connor Harris Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Cities Housing
May 20 2021
When Governments’ Barriers to Housing Step over the Line
By Brian Chen Read time 5 mins Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Governance Policing, Crime Control, Public Unions
Feb 02 2021
Police Reformers' Next Step: a Hard Look at Union Contracts
By Daniel DiSalvo Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Culture Culture & Society
Oct 07 2020
How the Decline of Local News Threatens Local Democracy
By Michael Hendrix Read time 5 mins Read More
Commentary Cities, Governance Tax & Budget, Pensions
Jul 15 2019
Homeownership’s Hidden Debt
By Nicole Gelinas Read time 3 mins Read More