Free Cities
Indiana’s Bears play could put taxpayers behind an $8 billion franchise
Illinois has plenty of problems. Its tax system is complicated, its approval process is slow, and its politics made the Arlington Heights path harder than it needed to be. In this case, though, Illinois not rushing into a special deal for the Bears…
Cities still grappling with the fallout 17 months after…
Since the January 2025 wildfires devastated Pacific Palisades and Eaton, what have policymakers done…
The Trump administration tries to kill aid to dependent…
You know about the bridge to nowhere. The electric tugboat? Probably not. In 2020, the San Diego…
Facing a housing crisis, Boise focuses on incentives,…
It took about three years to go from permit to moving in at the Denton Apartments – Boise’s largest…
Is California Coastal Commission finally getting its…
California has one of the world’s most spectacular coastlines, which meanders 1,100 miles from…
SMART bomb: Wine country’s commuter-rail catastrophe
But in 2008, advocates for a commuter-rail line stretching along Northern California’s coast from Larkspur to Cloverdale got their wish. Measure Q received the required two-thirds majority, thus imposing a sales-tax hike on two counties just north of…
Newsom’s May budget portends future crises for local…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s last budget spent $140.4 billion in the general fund for fiscal year 2018-19.…
Lacking oversight: How to fix California’s system for…
Here are two possible reforms: Single-Member Districts for Judicial ElectionsThe judicial election…
Albuquerque’s fumble on modest upzoning to promote…
With a projected housing need of 55,000 new units by 2045, the city has passed some minor housing…
Under reformist mayor, San Francisco continues to…
Now back to those important distinctions. His strongest support comes from moderates (86%), liberals…
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