Portland, Oregon recently passed Measure 26-228, which represents some of the most expansive voting reforms by a major American city in…
Money in politics is the subject of great debate at every level of government, yet it has principally been studied at the federal level in…
Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that "institutions matter". However, they overlook one important issue: the ways…
The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data. We…
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an…
Democratic mayors have no effect on crime, but do reduce the Black share of arrests for petty crimes
We examine whether mayors’ partisan affiliations lead to differences in crime rates, arrest rates, and the racial composition of arrests.…
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…
To understand the advantages of and challenges to a reformed regulatory review process, New America’s Political Reform program and the Ash…
Housing policy is one of the most important areas of local politics. Yet little is known about how local legislatures and executives make…
“Digital government” is becoming simply “government.” As a result, an ever-increasing number of systems and processes critical to the…