I have long argued against the use of tax incentives, including tax increment financing (TIF), in which future property tax revenues are diverted to companies to subsidize development. It was the focus…
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One of the most surprising aspects of the last few months is how much city leaders, regardless of size or region, have been focused on the same issues at the…
“Government auditors are critical to ensuring that our police and law enforcement agencies are effectively and equitably serving and protecting all communities.” That is a stone cold truth, one that…
“The more you allow localities to control their destiny, the better they do.” That’s Mike Pagano, quoted in Neil Kleiman’s new paper, Remaking Federalism: How States Can Realign and Rebuild a Stronger…
“Just as we come out of our holes and see what 25 percent unemployment looks like, we may also see what collective rage looks like.” That line, from Laurie Garrett,…
“If we can do a bit better tomorrow, we will be doing much, much better than we have ever done before.” That’s the last sentence in Why We’re Polarized, Ezra Klein’s clear-eyed analysis of the political situation in America today.