Friday, February 28, 2020 Contact: Carter Christensen, [email protected], 202-525-3926

Even With New Pay-Fors, Bernie’s Agenda Still Has A $25 Trillion Hole by Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Funding America's Future Don’t be fooled: Senator Sanders' plans and numbers still don’t add up, and Sanders should be pressed in the coming debates, forums, and primaries about his proposals. READ MORE

Going Local: A Transatlantic Perspective The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) and two German think tanks, Das Progressive Zentrum and Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft, have joined forces on a three-year, comparative study of metro innovation. Please join us March 10, 2020 at the Line Hotel in Washington, D.C. for the U.S. launch of the project, New Urban Progress. Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 Banneker Room at The LINE Hotel DC 1770 Euclid St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

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The launch will feature conversations with prominent urban leaders and mayors (in formation), including: Mayor Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh, PA Mayor Levar Stoney, Richmond, VA Former Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, MO The program will also include a growing list of top metro analysts and practitioners: Will Marshall – PPI President Maria Skóra – Das Progressive Zentrum Bruce Katz – The New Localism Amy Lieu – Brookings Institution Metro Center Evan Absher – Kauffman Foundation Steven Bosaker – Director, GMF Cities Elisabeth Mansfeld – Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft Joda Thongnopnua – Metro Ideas Project, Chattanooga Tracy Hadden Loh – Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings Institution Evan Dreyer – Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayor of Denver Dane Stangler – PPI Director of Policy Innovation Scott Andes – Carnegie Mellon Block Center Sonya R. Porter – Census Bureau Jenny Schuetz – Brookings Metropolitan Center Crystal Swann – PPI Senior Fellow, CEO at CSwann Solutions, LLC

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Finding Common Ground on Net Neutrality Lindsay Lewis, Executive Director, PPI Some progressives insist on all-or-nothing over-regulation of the internet, while some conservatives contend that the best thing the federal government can do is nothing at all. READ MORE

Patchwork of State Crew Size Proposals Would Slow Interstate Commerce Elliott Long, Senior Economic Policy Analyst, PPI Policymakers often overlook a critical component of the nation’s infrastructure: railroads. Indeed, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimates 25.5 billion tons of freight will be moved by 2045, a 37 percent increase compared to 2018. READ MORE

Blog: “You Don’t Have to be Young to Be Stupid” – Tales From the Land of Prohibition Lindsay Lewis, Executive Director, PPI The House is poised to vote on a bill that is a poster child for how Congress can’t seem to let reason and facts – rather than moral posturing and virtue signaling – drive policy. READ MORE

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