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Regulations carving out a path for new businesses? They may be less important than you think.

The Lowe Down

Figure 1 displays the growth in business applications in each state from 2012-2020, where one can observe the varying growth in business applications across the United States. From 2012 to 2020, Wyoming and Mississippi had the largest annual growth in new business applications while North Dakota and Kansas had the lowest.

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Janelle Wong: AAPI and Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination

Policy Chats

From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.

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AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

Policy Chats

From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.

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AAPI: Anti-Asian Violence & Discrimination (with Janelle Wong)

Policy Chats

From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. From 2001-2012, Wong was in the Departments of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.

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New Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration

Center for Community Progress

Like in many states, a mix of ineffective laws, partisan divisions, and the allure of maintaining the status quo made reforming this local process difficult. I had a front-row seat into the harms of auctioning off tax-foreclosed properties , particularly low-value residential properties, but thought, what could be done?

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Scott Bomboy of the Constitution Center mentions that “the concept of nullification–that states can overrule federal laws–predated the Civil War by decades, and the ultimate issue of nullification (secession) was settled in the 1860s. 1257 courtesy of Cornell Law Institute). If that law is federal, then the U.S. 482, 488 (1976).

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Change takes forever: plastic bag bans, liquor stores and crime

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There is an article from Fox45 in Baltimore that states: " Law enforcement expert says liquor stores are hotspots for crime in Baltimore City." I noticed an article that Baltimore County, Maryland is on the verge of passing a plastic bag ban. DC did that in 2009. increase in violent crimes.