Policy makers: Don’t forget Implementation and Experimentation
This article was originally published in Academia and can be found here. Every few days or so the national press in the US is likely to compare political solutions to
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City Limits: What Do Local-Area Minimum Wages Do?
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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American Federalism 2019-20: Polarized and Punitive Intergovernmental Relations
Federalism scholars have long been interested in the degree of collaboration or adversarialism that characterizes relationships between central and subnational governments. In the U.S. context, scholars have extensively examined concepts
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Principles of Home Rule for the 21st Century
Cities, counties, and towns are on the front lines of America’s most pressing problems. Local governments today are responsible for protecting our health and safety and are increasingly called to
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Reinventing American Democracy For The 21st Century
A healthy constitutional democracy depends on a virtuous cycle in which responsive political institutions foster a healthy civic culture of participation and responsibility, while a healthy civic culture—a combination of
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Why midsized metro areas deserve our attention
Over the past few years, new research and major political and business events have combined to make Americans more attentive to how place shapes economic and social outcomes. Back in
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When Local Sheriffs Won’t Enforce The Law
Last fall, voters in Washington state approved a package of firearms restrictions, generally called I-1639. It raises the minimum age for buying semi-automatic rifles, tightens background checks and makes it
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Birmingham scores a win against state preemption
A federal appeals court handed workers in Birmingham, Alabama, a significant win this week as the city is in a battle against state lawmakers over whether it has the right
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Reclaiming our local democracy: City rights in an era of preemption
In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the city is not permitted to extend its municipal broadband service to woefully underserved rural neighbors, despite widespread support from people who live there. The city of
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