Donald Trump won two presidential elections by promising to put American workers first. On the eve of the 2026 midterms, ...
In many ways, these are communities where the American Dream is still alive. Take Le Mars, Iowa. Dubbed the ice cream ...
What our data shows is that many small town and rural communities are finally enjoying some wind in their sails to support revitalization efforts, as population growth in the nation’s least populous ...
Fresh off of a federal court vacating the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B fee, the Department of Homeland Security is considering whether to resurrect the exact same tool to use against an even ...
Just in time to inform governors’ work nominating the next round of Opportunity Zone (OZ) census tracts this summer, the Treasury Department has released new data reporting that federal OZ tax ...
How many firms are using Artificial Intelligence? What are they using it for? How many workers are using AI, and how are they using it? To track and understand the effects of AI on the economy, ...
The H-1B visa is the primary pathway for skilled immigrants to come work in the United States. While much is known about how individuals on those visas affect innovation and the firms they work for, ...
Should anyone have to compete anymore? Populists seem not to think so. Tariffs protect American companies from competing with imports. The Jones Act protects American ships and shipbuilders from ...
The 2025 Reconciliation Act, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), calls on governors to act in summer 2026 by nominating one-quarter of their low-income census tracts for Opportunity ...
Few goals command more bipartisan support than raising the pay of low-wage workers. Across all levels of government and across both political parties, the promise of delivering better jobs and pay for ...
Zoning reform has historically been treated as a matter for state and local authorities alone. Under the constitutional framework established by the Tenth Amendment and the 1926 Supreme Court case ...