Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.
- Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Until now, researchers and the public knew very little about how well women were represented outside the federal government.
A Philadelphia neighborhood is pushing back against the city’s plan to expand an existing shelter to serve people in active addiction.
As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times, such as with school boards, the differences are particularly stark.
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