State & Local Governance

The Avenue

Broadband adoption is on the rise, but states can do much more

Lara Fishbane and Adie Tomer

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Children play at a newly built section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 18, 2016. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border. Picture taken November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez - RC13C47E2660

Immigration

How states can improve America’s immigration system

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Feb 1, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; General overall view of the Georgia State Capitol building. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports - 12093900

Health Care Reform

Federalism as an antidote to polarization over health care policy

Stuart M. Butler

Friday, August 16, 2019

Voters cast their ballots for the midterm elections in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare - RC15CE3E7D80

FixGov

States and localities are on the front lines of fighting cyber-crimes in elections

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Reports

Migrants set off on foot for the border with Austria from Budapest, Hungary, September 4, 2015. Hundreds of migrants broke out of a Hungarian border camp on Friday and others set off on foot from Budapest as authorities scrambled to contain a migrant crisis that has brought Europe?s asylum system to breaking point. Hungary says it is enforcing European Union rules that it must register all migrants caught crossing Hungary?s borders, but thousands are refusing and demand they be allowed to continue their journey to western Europe from war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The European Union normally allows free movement between the 26 countries of its Schengen border-free zone, but its rules require asylum seekers to register in the first country where they arrive and remain until they are processed. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo - LR2EB94125QO3

Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

The Global Compact on Refugees: The role of cities

Jessica Brandt and Joanna Henderson

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Economic Development

Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking

Jennifer S. Vey

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Economic Development

Countering the geography of discontent: Strategies for left-behind places

Clara Hendrickson, Mark Muro, and William A. Galston

November, 2018

Escobal Silver Mine, in the town of San Rafael las Flores, Guatemala

Report

Annotated Bibliography: Transparency, accountability, and participation along the natural resource value chain

Norman Eisen, Daniel Kaufmann, and Nathaniel Heller

Monday, October 22, 2018

Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Ayanna Pressley takes the stage after winning the Democratic primary in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC18A8D36090

Cities & Regions

Analysis of black women’s electoral strength in an era of fractured politics

Andre M. Perry

September 10, 2018

Blog Posts

A small drone helicopter operated by a paparazzi records singer Beyonce Knowles-Carter (not seen) as she rides the Cyclone rollercoaster while filming a music video on Coney Island in New York August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

TechTank

Why national preemption has become a technology policy flash point

Darrell M. West

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Immigrants take the Oath of Allegiance to become a U.S. citizens during an official Naturalization Ceremony at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1FAA5D2010

The Avenue

Trump puts the census citizenship question back in play

William H. Frey

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

TechTank

Proposed New York bill expands scope of data privacy debate

Jack Karsten and Raj Karan Gambhir

Monday, June 24, 2019

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

The Michigan Capitol building is pictured in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. on December 19, 2016. Picture taken on December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC11AFAFA100

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A big election year for states in the 2018 midterms

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

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Cities & Regions

How cities can thrive in the age of Trump

Bruce Katz, Jeremy Nowak, Bill Finan, and Fred Dews

Friday, February 2, 2018

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