State & Local Governance

Motorists drive through a heavy traffic flow near a passing metro train along the main highway EDSA in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - D1BETLELWXAA

Are laxer environmental policies being trumped?

Tito Cordella and Shanta Devarajan

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The exterior shot of the State Capitol is seen as California legislators work late into the night to pass a $40 billion budget in the building in Sacramento, California February 17, 2009. As California lawmakers resumed their push on Tuesday to close a state budget shortfall of more than $40 billion, state officials began informing some 20,000 state employees they could lose their jobs if the legislature fails to pass a budget plan. REUTERS/Max Whittaker (UNITED STATES) - GM1E52I0UL901

A federal privacy law could do better than California’s

Cameron F. Kerry

Monday, April 29, 2019

Customers shop for produce at the Food Project's Farmer's Market in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, Massachusetts August 14, 2007. Each year The Food Project hires 60 youth to grow food on their farms

Governors’ strategies for geographic and racial inclusion

Nathan Arnosti and John D. Ratliff

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Governor Cuomo Announces Round III of Nation-Leading New NY Broadband Program to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to New Yorkers

Three ways governors are investing in innovation

Nathan Arnosti and John D. Ratliff

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Fritza Lemitelamy (R) and her son Jonathan, students in the Culinary Job Training Program at the New Hampshire Food Bank, cart applesauce made by the class to a freezer amid shelves of the food bank's storage space in Manchester, New Hampshire November 6, 2013. Fritza Lemitelamy, a single mother of six, and two of her children are taking the eight week course for the unemployed and the underemployed with the ultimate goal of opening their own Haitian restaurant. The class, which in addition to teaching kitchen and life skills produces meals for three agencies of the New Hampshire Food Bank. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY FOOD) - TM4E9B719LW01

A governor’s policy playbook to address disruptions from automation and artificial intelligence

John D. Ratliff and Nathan Arnosti

Friday, March 1, 2019

San Diego, California

Mayors or the FCC: Who understands the broadband needs of metropolitan residents?

Friday, February 22, 2019

A staff member of nuTonomy demonstrates their self-driving taxi booking app on a mobile phone drives during its public trial in Singapore August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su - D1BETXLELYAA

Brookings survey finds 51 percent prefer digital access to government services over phone calls or personal visits to agency offices

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

The San Francisco skyline is seen behind a woman as she walks past a condemned area on Treasure Island, near San Francisco, California, U.S. October 18, 2018. Picture taken October 18, 2018. To match Special Report USA-MILITARY/LEGACY REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage. - RC1EDF07AC90

How technological progress can cause urban fragility

Kevin C. Desouza and J. David Selby

Thursday, February 7, 2019

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom speaks after being elected governor of the state during an election night party in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1A31C99A70

Five bold ideas from new governors on economic innovation and inclusion

John D. Ratliff and Nathan Arnosti

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, February 26, 2016. Indian bonds, shares and the rupee gained on Friday after a key government report on the economy was seen as calling for fiscal prudence and stable inflation, while also acknowledging risks to the growth outlook. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade - D1BESPFKCFAA

Why hasn’t technology improved government effectiveness?

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, January 18, 2019