Tagged ‘Urban Nation’
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URBAN NATION: Policies Outlined in the SOTU Could Really Benefit Cities
Last night’s State of the Union address didn’t mention cities or metros by name. But it was still chock full of policy initiatives that could have tangible benefits in urban areas across the country. Here we take a look at four of the less obvious ones.
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URBAN NATION: Money-Wise, Stadiums and Super Bowls Don’t Benefit Cities
Pro sports stadiums, and the big events associated with them, are sources of civic pride for many an urban-dweller. But their economic benefit to a given city is far more questionable.
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URBAN NATION: In Fact, You Do Find Conservative Ideas in Cities
Amid calls for the Republican Party to return attention to urban America, an analysis of U.S. cities finds that, at a local level, conservative policies — and conservative politicians — haven’t gone anywhere.
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URBAN NATION: The Two-Sided Coin of Deductibility
A look at the coexisting progressive and regressive sides of the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Who really benefits from this subsidy?
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URBAN NATION: We’re Still Missing Key Factors in the Gun Violence Debate
Even in the conversation that has persisted weeks after Sandy Hook, the gun violence debate rarely takes into account policy proposals beyond banning certain weapons.
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URBAN NATION: Mass Shootings, Gun Control and Obscured Data
Mass shootings like that which took place at Sandy Hook hit us particularly hard, and the fallout can help move the gun control discussion forward. But without data on where gun violence most frequently occurs, such a response can miss the actual problem.
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URBAN NATION: Echoes of a Bold (and Defunct) Agency in Push to Reform Federalism
The Brookings Institution wants to see federalism reformed to acknowledge the economic importance of metro areas. While looking to the future, reformers should consider the past successes — and eventual demise — of a fascinating Eisenhower-era commission.
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URBAN NATION: The Disaster Response Dilemma
Hurricane Sandy has raised inevitable questions about moral hazard. Does FEMA undermine its own goals by bailing people out when disasters occur, thereby encouraging them to continue living in risky areas?
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URBAN NATION: This Election, Urban Issues Not So Hoary
Over the last 20 years, the idea of cities as concentrations of poverty, misery and crime has faded. The Obama administration has successfully begun to address urban needs without raising alarms about an urban crisis. As the country goes to the polls, what’s next for its cities at the federal level?
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URBAN NATION: Climate Change Policy Evolving at the Local Level
The topic of climate change may have seldom come up during this election season. But inaction on the part of the feds has allowed city governments to develop their own climate change policies, and observers have come to see action at the local level not as a stopgap until the federal government steps up, but as a worthy substitute.
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