“This Agency is focused on readiness – while being fair and equitable in all that it does – as it learns from the lessons of the past so that it
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The National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems launched Federalism.us in July 2020 as a convening place for policy makers, researchers, and citizens interested in analyzing and
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By Henry Cisneros and Sarah Rosen Wartell, Academy Fellows. On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA will provide $550 billion in
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By Scott Cameron, Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget, and Senior Advisor at Cornea, Inc. Machine
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DONALD F. KETTL, APRIL 1, 2021 It’s been a decade since earmarks in congressional appropriations were mostly ended. A little pork-barrel spending could get Congress’ wheels turning again. President Biden
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Nevada state Sen. Pat Spearman, a Democrat and chief majority whip, successfully shepherded legislation in 2020 requiring pharmacists to honor 12-month doctors’ prescriptions for birth control pills, over the objections
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The debate over COVID-19 aid for state and local government revealed a broad range of opinions that were only partially informed by the facts. Lacking complete information about the history
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As America’s counties prepare for a historic federal investment to help mitigate the virus and aid the nation’s economic recovery through the American Rescue Plan, the National Association of Counties
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The federal government spends trillions of dollars each fiscal year, affecting the lives of all Americans. This spending and the revenue raised to support it are distributed differently across the
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A recently enacted federal law, the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act, offers a unique opportunity for Americans to learn more about their state and local governments as well as
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To date, 42 cities in the United States have instituted minimum wages above the state or federal level. Of these cities, 22 have a minimum wage that is $15 per
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The educational opportunities available in a community, both in and out of school, are reflected in students’ average test scores. These test scores are influenced by opportunities to learn at
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