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Southeastern Pennsylvania can convert new trends in AI and supply chains into economic opportunities for its firms and workers through a new strategy that links the region’s strengths with a delivery model tuned for impact. Read more: https://t.co/zMRa20Ftx6

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Post-pandemic population gains in many cities’ urban cores, such as New York City and Philadelphia, were countered by the decline in immigration between 2023-24 and 2024-25, William H. Frey says. https://t.co/OI0amig42L

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How 2026 candidates view transportation costs will go a long way in determining what policy reforms will be proposed in 2027, @AdieTomer & Ben Swedberg write. https://t.co/xQsuR7XlDW

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Across the political spectrum, states and regions are underinvesting in the institutional capacity needed to translate technological progress into affordable, reliable power and economic competitiveness, Owen Washburn & @rmdonahue write. https://t.co/sZP1o6G5sH

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Improving conditions in the unincorporated, economically distressed border settlements in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley requires a coordinated, place-based policy response across levels of government, Andrik Gonzalez and Tonantzin Carmona say. Read their recs: https://t.co/5nVQPBZCAF

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Major metro areas in the West showed the largest reduction in immigration over the past two years, including: Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and San Diego, according to William H. Frey’s analysis. https://t.co/OI0amig42L

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Many regions facing the worst threats from climate change—including Sun Belt states such as South Carolina and Florida—still see high rates of domestic migration as families seek more affordable housing and warmer temperatures, @ManannanAD says. https://t.co/RINp7HyON5

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Leaders across Southeastern Pennsylvania are transforming how the region competes in the global economy and creates more opportunity for its residents. Read how: https://t.co/zMRa20Ftx6

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The metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and Chicago showed immigration reductions of more than 60% from 2023-24 to 2024-25, according to William H. Frey’s analysis of recent @uscensusbureau population estimates. https://t.co/OI0amig42L

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In an analysis, Andrik Gonzalez finds that approximately 95% of the unincorporated, economically distressed settlements in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley are located in areas prone to 100-year floods, compared to just 6% of Texans and 5% of Americans nationally. https://t.co/5nVQPBZCAF

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The cities with the largest numbers of Black migrants—Charlotte, N.C.; Dallas; Phoenix; and Orlando, Fla.—all face higher levels of climate hazard exposure than other regions, according to a new analysis by @ManannanAD. https://t.co/RINp7HyON5

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There is a workable model emerging for linking energy abundance to inclusive growth, but it now depends on building capacity in two parallel tracks—physical and institutional, Owen Washburn & @rmdonahue say. Read more: https://t.co/sZP1o6G5sH

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Experience shows there are no short-term policy fixes for higher gasoline prices, but these types of oil crises can inspire policy reforms that deliver change in the long run, @AdieTomer & Ben Swedberg say. Read them: https://t.co/xQsuR7XlDW

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Despite having higher homeownership rates than the surrounding regions, Andrik Gonzalez & Tonantzin Carmona say many of the residents in the unincorporated, economically distressed border settlements in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley live in substandard housing. https://t.co/5nVQPBZCAF

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Policies that fixate on insurance market mechanisms divorced from underlying risks are likely to struggle to improve homeownership access and affordability in a meaningful or equitable way, @ManannanAD argues. https://t.co/RINp7HyON5

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Major metro areas and urban core counties need to brace for even greater demographic slowdowns if current immigration reductions continue, according to William H. Frey’s analysis of the latest @uscensusbureau population estimates. https://t.co/OI0amig42L

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People of color represent higher shares of residents in the ZIP codes most vulnerable to climate-related home insurance instability, according to @ManannanAD’s new analysis. https://t.co/eBjk5dbjwo

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The energy transition won’t just involve plugging the grid into solar farms instead of coal plants. It must involve actively working to adapt the economy industry-by-industry and neighborhood-by-neighborhood, Owen Washburn & @rmdonahue write. https://t.co/sZP1o6G5sH

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Increased immigration largely contributed to the post-pandemic population growth rebound in most major metro areas, especially in 2023-24, when population gains rose in 40 out of the 56 of the nation's major metros, William H. Frey writes. https://t.co/OI0amig42L

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Where governments, from the federal to local level, fail to equitably protect communities, households are forced to take on a greater responsibility for protecting against disasters, @ManannanAD writes. https://t.co/RINp7HyON5