Policy Brief  

The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: One State’s Model for Reform

In most states, redistricting, the process by which electoral district boundaries are drawn, is an overtly partisan exercise controlled by state legislatures. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019 decision Rucho v. Common Cause held that federal courts cannot review allegations of partisan gerrymandering. Independent redistricting in practice has proven remarkably successful along several dimensions. This policy brief outlines key lessons learned from redistricting in Arizona, a state with a five-person independent redistricting commission.

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After Neoliberalism: From Left to Right – Day Two

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After Neoliberalism: From Left to Right – Day Two

The second day of After Neoliberalism: From Left to Right continued Day One’s conversations on emerging visions for the future of the political economy. A previous article covers Day One.

After Neoliberalism: From Left to Right – Day One

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After Neoliberalism: From Left to Right – Day One

The first day of After Neoliberalism: From Left to Right brought together hundreds of leading thinkers to explore and debate emerging visions for the future of the political economy. A second article covers Day Two.

Supply Skeptics or Abundance Acolytes? Mayoral Views on the Housing Crisis
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Supply Skeptics or Abundance Acolytes? Mayoral Views on the Housing Crisis

Economists and policy analysts broadly agree that more housing needs to be built in order to reduce costs in America’s most expensive cities. Using a novel survey of mayors of mid-sized and large cities to explore mayors’ views on the roots of America’s housing crisis and what solutions they believe will most effectively address their constituents’ housing challenges, the authors summarize mayors’ attitudes and perceptions on key issues related to expanding the housing supply, reporting how well these views correlate with mayors’ assessments of their own cities’ supply needs.