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The Weekly Wrap: Hawai'i Kicks Corporations Out of Electoral Politics
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (961+ words) Deadline Extended: Apply to Join the Vanguard Program! Immigration crackdown costs billions in lost taxes, a bipartisan geothermal energy coalition emerges, and more. Roshan Abraham " May 22, 2026 Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the…...
The Real Climate Bottleneck Is Inside City Hall. Here's How To Get Un-Stuck.
6+ hour, 26+ min ago (512+ words) Deadline Extended: Apply to Join the Vanguard Program! Op-ed: Inside a new tool that Swedish cities are using to help departments stop wrestling over KPIs and start working toward a shared vision of urban quality of life. Per Grankvist " Op-Ed…...
Taxing the Rich Is Possible. This Toolkit Shows Local Leaders How.
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (772+ words) Deadline Extended: Apply to Join the Vanguard Program! A resource guide from Local Progress and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy provides working case studies for progressive revenue. Eliana Perozo " May 19, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani's recently proposed pieds--terre tax…...
This Former Strip Mine Was Planned for a Prison. Until Local Activists Stepped In.
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (319+ words) Deadline Extended: Apply to Join the Vanguard Program! Sponsored: This Appalachian Indigenous community is using a voluntary land tax to reclaim land for ecological restoration. Taysha De Vaughan " May 19, 2026 Sponsored content from Third Space Action Lab A version of this…...
Zoning Procedures Are the New Frontier of Equity
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (685+ words) Last Chance to Join Vanguard: Applications Close Thursday! Op-ed: I've spent four decades revising zoning systems around America. There's a plethora of untapped procedural changes that cities can adopt to make zoning decisions more equitable. Don Elliot " Op-Ed " " May 15, 2026 Many…...
The Weekly Wrap: Lowering City Speed Limits Isn't Leading to Traffic Congestion
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1011+ words) Last Chance to Join Vanguard: Applications Close Thursday! Kentucky announces free childcare pilot, Southern states work to dilute Black political power following Voting Rights Act ruling, and more. Roshan Abraham " May 15, 2026 Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup…...
The Three Pillars of Civil Resistance: Lessons From the Twin Cities
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1215+ words) Last Chance to Join Vanguard: Applications Close Thursday! Op-ed: What happened here can still happen in other cities. Local leaders should act now to ensure that the worst outcomes can be forestalled and resisted. Paul Bauknight & "Bill Droessler " Op-Ed " " May…...
Fiscal Discipline Requires More Than Tough Choices. It Requires Coordination.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (448+ words) Last Chance to Join Vanguard: Applications Close Thursday! Op-ed: With a potential $1 trillion in federal costs shifting to states and localities, governments can't afford to duplicate efforts. Zachary Markovits " Op-Ed " " May 12, 2026 The problem, as she described it, was that many…...
The Weekly Wrap: Urban Road Infrastructure Can Contribute To Serious Psychological Issues
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (1019+ words) Attacks on voting rights, illegal land sales, and more. Roshan Abraham " May 8, 2026 Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to…...
New York's Office-to-Residential Conversion Tax Break Is Failing the Housing Crisis
2+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) Op-ed: The 467-m tax abatement program's'trade-off is skewed, giving developers huge tax breaks for insufficient affordability.' Ava Klein ' May 7, 2026 Whose city is it? But as a new administration takes the reins, a relic of the old guard remains: the 467-m…...