The New Republic

Guest post by Kenya Covington, Lance Freeman, and Michael Stoll Housing vouchers, like most Americans, have gone suburban. In a new Brookings report, we found that nearly half of housing choice voucher (HCV--previously known as Section 8) recipients within the nation’s largest metro areas live in the suburbs, a proportion that increased, albeit modestly, during the past decade. READ MORE >>

While much has changed since President Coolidge’s famous quote about the business of America, the United States has long been the entrepreneurial light of the world. But that’s changing. READ MORE >>

The Washington City Paper’s annual beer issue hits the streets today and they have done the region a valuable service:  exploring the high cost of good beer. READ MORE >>

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No event is more closely linked to our current economic disease than the collapse of the housing market. The Wall Street Journal’s S. Mitra Kalita illustrates that nicely in a new story out of Hagerstown, Md.--a community whose rise and fall was heavily tied to housing. READ MORE >>

The Washington, D.C. region routinely ranks highly on measures of economic health, even though in these recessionary times, “economic health” sometimes means you’re still suffering, just not as badly as the guy down the road. READ MORE >>

Knowledge may be power, but Seattle leaders are hoping that, at least for buildings, knowledge is less power. READ MORE >>

Yesterday the U.S. Economic Development Administration announced the winners of its i6 Green Challenge grant, awarding $12 million to six regions to accelerate clean technology commercialization.   Of particular note is an energy efficiency gambit being developed in the Puget Sound region. READ MORE >>

Yesterday, the Washington Post reported on its Metro front page that the “D.C. area is No. 1 nationwide in traffic congestion, study says.” READ MORE >>