Investments in place-base industry, education, and arts institutions in city cores are increasingly the best practice but some places wind up backsliding.

@BostonJonas assesses the situation in City of New Bedford

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Spoke with Ronald Brownstein about the stark economic and geographic divides in recent abortion votes.

As our Brookings Metro data shows, counties that voted against abortion restrictions are also those that are driving states’ economic growth.

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This is going to be pretty devastating for Native kids, especially from reservations. Hard to compete on academic metrics alone when our schools are criminally underfunded.

as expected, the court has inverted the 14th. an amendment written explicitly to directly ameliorate the conditions of race hierarchy becomes in conservative hands an amendment that says it’s illegal to try to directly ameliorate the conditions of race hierarchy

'Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it' says John Roberts, as if perpetrating structural racism and helping the victims of it are exactly the same thing.

We are pleased to announce the next Brookings president, Cecilia Rouse! Dr. Rouse joins us from Princeton University and previously served in the White House as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. We look forward to welcoming her in January. brookings.edu/news/brookings…

Gorsuch's dissent is 26 pages long, the opinion is only 12 pages. Gorsuch ends his dissent:

'As they did at Bosque Redondo, they must again fight for themselves to secure their homeland and all that must..come with it. Perhaps...some measure of justice will prevail in the end.'

Looking forward to joining you and others for this great event!

Cecilia M. Orphan, Ph.D. (she/her) 🚲📚🖋 Greg Howard Mark Muro

We are happy to welcome Jeannette Tamayo, one of tomorrow's Brookings Metro Regional Public University roundtable speakers.
We can't wait to see everyone at the event on the University of Michigan-Flint tomorrow! 
Mark Muro Rob Maxim

We are thrilled to be hosting an esteemed group of leaders for this very important convening tomorrow. Regional public universities are committed to their communities & these discussions are essential for the future of these valuable anchor institutions
Mark Muro Rob Maxim