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States made big and little changes to land use laws in 2024
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
February 19, 2025
Article
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Minnesota’s Multifamily Housing Industry Faces Rising Property Insurance Costs
Event on March 6, 2025
Event
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As demand for Native CDFIs surges, their capacity lags
Surekha Carpenter | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development Michou Kokodoko | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement James Melton | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
February 4, 2025
Article
Staff Reports
Large-Scale Public Hiring, Wages, and Community Outcomes: Evidence from the Works Progress Administration
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
January 22, 2025
Research
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How unemployment insurance access and benefits vary by state
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
January 7, 2025
Article
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After recent successes, Twin Cities region’s housing-supply progress slips
Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Alene Tchourumoff | Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Inclusion, Learning Management Support Office, and Community Development and Engagement Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
January 2, 2025
Article
Video stills from the November 13, 2024, Center for Indian Country Development Data Summit showing Stephanie Russo Carroll and Casey Lozar appear side-by-side over a blue shaded background.
A new era for Indigenous data sovereignty
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
December 18, 2024
Article
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Examining unemployment insurance: Now is the time
Mary Hogan | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement
December 16, 2024
Article
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Pay transparency’s rise isn’t tied to expected explanations
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
December 2, 2024
Article
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In Greater Minnesota, apartment owners’ operating costs rise as small cities “scream for more housing”
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
November 12, 2024
Article
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Exploring five factors that help tribal enterprises thrive
Lexie Gauthier | Intern, Center for Indian Country Development Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
October 10, 2024
Article
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The economic ripple effects of tribal gaming and federal contracting
Hue Nguyen | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement, and Community Affairs Officer Jay Weiner | Manager, Communications (former)
October 1, 2024
Article