Today on TAP: The gulf between urban, suburban, and rural counties in Tuesday’s vote was, well, total.
Cities & Communities
Posted inWorking in America
Making a Federal Case out of Remote Work
Biden administration officials and some congressional leaders want federal employees back in their offices. But flexible schedules are here to stay.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Guaranteed Income Gets a New Life
A surge of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan has helped cities develop pilot guaranteed income programs. Will they last?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Green Industrial Policy in Deep-Red Georgia
In the former carpet capital of the world, a solar manufacturing boom is taking hold. Will conservative residents credit Biden’s industrial policy?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Beachfront Roulette
After Hurricane Ian, Southwest Florida takes its chances on the climate crisis and builds back right up to the water’s edge.
Posted inTransportation
Live to Ride Another Day
The end of COVID emergency funding forces public-transit systems, states, and cities to get creative about new funding.
Posted inEducation in America
As Recovery Dollars Recede, Public-School Summer Programs Disappear
Many low-income students will lose access to academic opportunities and recreational activities.
Posted inTAP
As Goes Maine?
Today on TAP: A hopeful story about the survival of independent local newspapers
Posted inLaw and Justice
What We Can Learn From Falling Crime
The pandemic caused a lot of crime. But police reform can play a part in reducing it as well.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Public Subsidies to Sports Stadiums Aren’t Going Away
A Tempe, Arizona, vote showed cities can decline to fund millionaires’ arenas—but some municipalities still shower wealthy teams with taxpayer dollars.