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Introducing the housing policy matchmaker: A diagnostic tool for local officials

November 29, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

This is a repost from Brookings written by Jenny Schuetz, Tim Shaw, Katherine Lucas McKay, and Genevieve Melford. You can access the original piece here. Local elected officials have a lot on their

State resilience and recovery: Strategies to reduce inequality and promote prosperity by creating better places

October 15, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

This is a repost from the Brookings Institute, written by John D. Ratliff. Read the original article here. Download the full report here. Federal, state, and local policies profoundly affect

Equitable Climate Adaptation Requires Accounting for Disparities in Exposure and Resources

October 8, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

This is a repost from the Urban Institute’s blog page, Urban Wire, written by Eric Burnstein and Amy Rogin. View the original piece here. Earlier this month, 16 years after

State of Emergency Management: What Needs to Change for Better Preparedness and Response

September 20, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

This piece was written by Brock Long and Steve Hagerty for Homeland Security Today. Access the original article here. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created nearly

How Communities Should Confront the Interconnected Challenges of Recovery and Equity

September 10, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

Mark Funkhouser is president of Funkhouser & Associates, LLC, an independent consulting firm and is also a NAPA Fellow. Communities across the country are intensifying their conversations about the status

Nursing Homes and COVID-19: One State’s Experience

August 30, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

Beverly Cigler is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Public Policy and Administration at the Pennsylvania State University and an Academy Fellow. This blog post an excerpt of an article used

Fighting COVID-19 in the United States with Federalism and Other Constitutional and Statutory Authority

August 16, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

This article is an excerpt from a piece originally published on Publius. The full version can be accessed here. Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic challenges a workable American federalism. The Tenth

Turning Crisis into Opportunity: How to Optimize COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funding

July 19, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

Practical strategies for prioritizing use of federal funding streams Over the next few months, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments and other eligible entities (i.e., hospitals, public schools, and

The White House Wants To Fight Climate Change And Help People. Cleveland Led The Way

July 12, 2021 NAPA Editor 0

This is an excerpt from an article written by Dan Charles for NPR. Read the entire article here for free. The fight against climate change may be taking a striking

Federalism in Action- Understanding the Intergovernmental Dimensions of the COVID-19 Response and Their Consequences

May 24, 2021 NAPA Editor 1

The response to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted both strengths and weaknesses in the USA’s ability to respond to novel global infectious disease threats and, undoubtedly, will be the

Federal COVID-19 Pandemic Response Illustrates Need for Better State and Local Financial Data

March 22, 2021 Editor Comments Off

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