The wrong level of government—small cities and towns, rather than the state—is making too many of our important housing policy decisions. This paper offers one concrete model for how the state can take a more proactive role in setting land use regulations.
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Through this research partnership, we’re scanning the best available data sources to analyze how our communities have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in early March.
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Federal, state and local policy actions have partially helped mitigate housing instability during this crisis, but many are still suffering and more needs to be done.
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While state-reported COVID death rates look roughly similar across racial groups, this masks large disparities that become apparent when adjusting for age.
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More than half of Boston artists have been unable to make up income lost during the pandemic.
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A troubling number of families have opted out of public schools for the 2020-2021 school year, especially those in earlier grades.
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