Efforts to freeze or cancel funding to Native American people should be recognized as a violation of longstanding, legally binding trust and treaty obligations between the U.S. government and Tribes, Rob Maxim & Glencora Haskins write. brookings.edu/articles/a-fed…

This week at Brookings: Brookings Econ hosts the annual Municipal Finance Conference, and Brookings Metro holds a discussion on accelerating climate investment during federal uncertainty. Learn more: brookings.edu/events/

In a new piece, Joe Parilla & Mayu Takeuchi outline why a new regional economic strategy and leadership model will be particularly important now, during a time of disruptive economic change, national political uncertainty & weakening trust in institutions. brookings.edu/articles/from-…

POTUS’s visit to the Federal Reserve building today reminds me of a hilarious story about that structure. I wrote about it a few years ago in an op-ed about Amtrak (another not-quite-public, not-quite-private entity):

New Orleans had 42 flood events in the two decades since Hurricane Katrina, but as the metro area has recovered and rebuilt, an opportunity to invest in the region’s water workforce has emerged, Joe Kane writes. brookings.edu/articles/integ…

In a new report, Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 & Hanna Love provide insights from downtown recovery efforts in four small and midsized cities: Akron, Ohio; Birmingham, Ala., Cincinnati; and Richmond, Va. Read more: brookings.edu/articles/small…

Hurricane Katrina fundamentally changed politics in New Orleans, Robert Collins says. Traditional organizational politics never really recovered after Katrina and the city is still trying to define itself politically 20 years later. brookings.edu/articles/the-p…

The season finale of Brookings Metro new podcast is up! It features Xav Briggs convo w Melanie Allen (@Hive Fund for Climate & Gender Justice) & RJ McGrail (Lincoln Land) on local communities & the clean energy transition. Click here for all the eps! brookings.edu/tags/metro-blu…

What to make of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan Here are 15 short takes (including mine) on the Trump #AI agenda from The Brookings Institution scholars brookings.edu/articles/what-… Brookings Metro Nicol Turner Lee

In a new report, Adie Tomer & Ben Swedberg say there are reasons for optimism in improving the resiliency of transportation in New Orleans. Read more: brookings.edu/articles/acces…

Bill Frey Brookings Metro shows Hispanic, Asian American, multiracial populations were 93% of US population growth 2023-4. #Immigration remains essential to stem the decline of America’s youth population. connect.brookings.edu/the-fast-growi…

New from The Brookings Institution Prez Cecelia Rouse: Federal statistics make it possible for business & policymakers to plan for the future. And that is something everyone should care about. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

20 Years After Katrina: How resilient is New Orleans? This new report from The Data Center & Brookings Metro reveals both resilience strengths and critical vulnerabilities across several dimensions --> datacenterresearch.org/reports_analys…

20 years after Hurricane Katrina: How resilient is New Orleans? In a new index, TheDataCenter and The Brookings Institution examine the resilience capacity that is needed for the region to rebound and adapt to the shocks which are occurring with greater frequency. datacenterresearch.org/reports_analys…

In a new report, Manann Donoghoe recommends that federal, state, and local laws and policymakers continue to foster greater pollution controls, develop a resilience fund through pollution taxes, and create “Green Zones” for resilience spending. brookings.edu/articles/addre…

Nearly 1/5 of communities eligible for disaster relief from a new EDA grant program are in persistent poverty, exacerbating the impacts of major disasters, Glencora Haskins & and Joe Parilla write. Read more: brookings.edu/articles/how-a…