Governance

National Partisan Nastiness Is Now Poisoning Local Politics

Zocalo Public Square | "Sometimes we couldn’t even agree on what to call our city."

How To Improve The Recovery Funding Process

Eleven months post-Hurricane Harvey, what lessons have been learned?

Urban Review: Extreme Heat, MUDs and Rainwater

This week's roundup includes extreme heat, municipal utility districts after Harvey and a smarter stormwater management system in Los Angeles.

Urban Review: New Black Cities, Prop. 13 40 Years On and Texas' Migrant Child Detention Facilities

This week, a look at newly formed majority-black cities and some of the challenges they face, the legacy of Prop. 13 according to California residents and a map documenting the migrant children being held across Texas.

In Fights Between States and Cities, It's Not Just Red vs. Blue

Governing | Preempting local laws is no longer a trend in just conservative states.