State & Local Governance

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Inequitable fines and fees hurt vulnerable communities. Now, policymakers have an opportunity for reform.

Tonantzin Carmona

Friday, December 17, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Texas’ new social media law is blocked for now, but that’s not the end of the story

John Villasenor

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

From COVID-19 to culture wars: The growing hostility of education politics

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

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To address homelessness, place governance must evolve

Tracy Hadden Loh and Jennifer S. Vey

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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Modernizing American infrastructure requires people and procurement, not just dollars

Friday, November 19, 2021

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States can improve housing well-being through thoughtfully designed policies

Monday, November 15, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott makes a speech.

Texas’s new social media law is likely to face an uphill battle in federal court

John Villasenor

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

2021 elections: Results and implications

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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Introducing the housing policy matchmaker: A diagnostic tool for local officials

Jenny Schuetz, Tim Shaw, Katherine Lucas McKay, and Genevieve Melford

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Protesters march during a brief rally after the sentencing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman found guilty of killing George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Miller

Message from Minneapolis: Reform the police but don’t defund them

William A. Galston

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2021. REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

5 lessons from election night 2021

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Benjamin Rascon Gracia, left, and Jane Ramirez look at old district maps in the lobby outside the House Chambers after a legislative redistricting hearing Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.Legislative Redistricting Hearing Open To Public

Redistricting 2021: Red states, blue voters

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Thermographic video footage shows what appears to be a plume of methane gas flowing from a vent stack at a storage facility in Minerbio

How governments can turn procurement into a climate innovation tool

Thursday, September 16, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom makes an appearance after the polls close on the recall election, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, California, U.S., September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Pandemic Politics: Why Gavin Newsom beat the recall and Ron DeSantis is in trouble

William A. Galston

Thursday, September 16, 2021

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State resilience and recovery: Strategies to reduce inequality and promote prosperity by creating better places

John D. Ratliff

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Afghan refugees are processed inside Hangar 5 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, September 8, 2021. Olivier Douliery / Pool via REUTERS

The evacuation of Afghan refugees is over. Now what?

Elizabeth Ferris

Friday, September 10, 2021

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Homeownership, racial segregation, and policy solutions to racial wealth equity

Rashawn Ray, Andre M. Perry, David Harshbarger, Samantha Elizondo, and Alexandra Gibbons

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Saving the news

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Improving labor and education data systems after the COVID-19 unemployment crisis

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Exploring the often fraught relationship between public spaces and social divides

Hanna Love and Cailean Kok

Tuesday, July 27, 2021