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The US added more multifamily housing between 2021 and 2025 than any other time in the past 37 years, with downtown Brooklyn and Nashville leading the way.
Ferguson city finances: not the new normal Far more revenue in Ferguson comes from law enforcement in fines and forfeitures than in other citiesThe revolving door: mental illness, incarceration, inadequate care, and inadequate evidence Our prison and jail systems do not provide adequate mental health treatment, harming prisoners and costing society.Promoting college access and success: It's not just about money A big barrier to closing the college completion gap is helping students finish college, not just get into college.Declining state expenditures on public universities are in fact driving tuition increases A recent New York Times article misrepresented a key issue in rising tuition ratesFour million mortgage loans missing from 2009 to 2013 due to tight credit standards Tight lending standards are harming the economy