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Stimulus Report Card: Grade N/A
So the first tranche of quarterly data tracking where federal stimulus dollars are going and how they are being used is out and the answer is… well, it’s pretty hard to say. READ MORE >>
The Rise of Rail in Phoenix
What’s So Funny About Newark?
Nobels, Labs, Hubs, and Breakthroughs
Immigrants and Impact Aid for Localities
In a year-long effort to recast the immigration debate, the Brookings-Duke Immigration Policy Roundtable released a set of recommendations that takes on “ways to reduce illegal immigration significantly, set standards for the legalization of illegal immigrants already in this country, rebalance current visa programs, improve temporary worker programs, and assimilate and integrate immigrants into American society.” READ MORE >>
Zoning Caused the Housing Meltdown?
Sharpen Your Pencils for Education Innovation
Pop quiz: You read a draft notice for a federal grant program containing the terms, “internal validity,” “quasi-experimental,” “regression discontinuity,” and “interrupted time series.” The program in question is: a) A CDC program to fund pre-development of the porcupine flu vaccine b) An FDA program to spur commercialization of an at-home test for polonium in your food c) A NASA program to support design of a low-cost module that will allow humans to populate Venus READ MORE >>
Forecast for Unfriendly Skies
While the debate surrounding surface transportation authorization commands most of the recent transportation news, there’s another serious authorization debate taking place on Capitol Hill: READ MORE >>
Smarter Dumb Tax Policy
A Smarter Planet Begins with Smarter Cities
Over half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, and that is expected to swell to 70 percent by 2050. READ MORE >>
