Author: Constance Boozer
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Downtown Democracy: Municipal Government’s Responsiveness to Mass Policy Preferences
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New research finds that there is an ideological-bent to municipal public policies, and that this trend is reflective of the mass public’s policy preferences.
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Save Money, Live Better? The Urban Carbon Emissions of Wal-Mart
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Ongoing research suggests that the economic decisions that Wal-Mart makes may result in the optimization of its energy consumption and in turn a reduction in its carbon emissions.
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Editor’s Note: Urban Wheels Keep on Turning
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Welcome to this week’s Urban Affairs series on Innovation.
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Community-Level Determinants of Homelessness
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A study using new US Department of Housing and Urban Development population estimates identifies affordable housing, an aging baby-boomer population, and poverty as considerations for policymakers working to address urban homelessness.
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Focus on Finance: Fort Worth’s Budget Balancing Act
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Fort Worth’s Assistant City Manager Susan Alanis discusses the role that city personnel, elected officials, and state funding play in the City’s finances.
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A Delicate Dance: Municipal Enforcement of Immigration Laws
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Recent study finds that inconsistencies in local enforcement of federal immigration laws are a result of local governmental influence as well as additional political actors on the intergovernmental stage.