Economic Prosperity

Policymakers can avoid shocks to the rental market by encouraging renegotiation, limiting the pace of evictions, and creating incentives for...

The economic shock of the pandemic may push a number of state and local pension plans to dangerously low funding...

Local governments of all sizes need to consider not just how to get through the near-term health crisis, but also...

Cities most likely to feel the impact quicker include those with elastic sources of revenue and high-risk industries.

Will the coronavirus pandemic, and the threat of future outbreaks, devalue cities and density?

Volunteer and non-profit activities have been a bright spot, backstopping government efforts.

America's cities are catching up with rural areas for economic disparity. What's driving the change and what can be done...

A sector impacting more than a third of the workforce is hobbled by lagging municipal regulations. What can change?

The presidential candidate may not have done well in early primaries, but one of his immigration ideas has bipartisan support.

Businesses owned by employees are rare in the U.S.; some governments are trying to change that.