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RESEARCH REPORTS

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Polarization in America Local Government Series: October 2026

October 6, 2026
Based on a June 2026 national survey of local leaders, this report benchmarks changes in perceptions of polarization, introduces issue-level benchmarking, and examines what officials are proud of in their communities.
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Polarization in America Local Government Series: December 2025

December 9, 2025
Based on a September 2025 national survey & interviews of local leaders, this report benchmarks changes in perceptions of polarization & details scalable solutions.
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Benchmarking Local Governments’ Information Sources for Economic Mobility Work

December 8, 2025
Based on an April 2025 national survey of local government leaders & follow-up interviews, this report outlines the local economic mobility information environment.
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Latino Government Officials on the Biggest Challenges in Their Positions

October 14, 2025
Latino government officials told us that funding, policy implementation & design, and staffing are the biggest challenges that they face in their current positions.
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Latino Government Officials on the Most Pressing Issues for Latino Residents

October 14, 2025
Latino government officials said that economic development, housing, and immigration are the most pressing issues for Latino/Hispanic residents in their communities.
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Academic Papers

Concede or Resist? Experimental Evidence on How Partisanship Shapes Local Officials’ Responses to Preemption

September 25, 2025
This research has important implications for state-local government relations and how elected governments represent their constituents in our federal system.
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Policymakers' engagement with ethicists to improve public health in the United States

August 21, 2025
To determine how policymakers interact with bioethicists, their interest in future engagement, and their motivation and hesitations to do so.
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Americans and policymakers underestimate endorsement for the most popular climate solution narrative, combining personal and political action

July 4, 2025
A wide variety of existing narratives describe how we might address climate change. Which of these approaches is popular among the American public? Do the general public and their elected officials accurately perceive which climate solutions are popular?
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Policymaker Responses to CEO Activism

July 3, 2025
CEOs increasingly engage in activism on controversial social and political issues, such as police reform, LGBTQ+ rights, and gun control, to influence the behavior of policymakers.
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Polarization in America Local Government Series: May 2025

May 20, 2025
Based on a January 2025 national survey & interviews of local leaders, this report benchmarks Trump-era perceptions of polarization & explores solution areas.
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Web Accessibility in Local Government: Priorities, Progress, and Barriers

March 17, 2025
This report explores web accessibility in local governments across the United States, benchmarking current practices and challenges as officials navigate the shift toward online services.
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Local US officials’ views on the impacts and governance of AI: Evidence from 2022 and 2023 survey waves

January 16, 2025
This paper presents a survey of local US policymakers’ views on the future impact and regulation of AI.
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