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Special Briefing Series Online
December 16, 2025
Special Briefing on the Outlook for 2026: How States & Cities Will Adapt to Wrenching Change

The record-long federal government shutdown and congressional gridlock following passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act herald what is likely to be a year of painful adjustment for many US states, counties, and cities. 

William Glasgall Susan Wachter Matt Fabian Eric Kim Allison Schrager Torsten Slok
State & Local Finance
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Past Events

Nov 20 2025 Past Event Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Info Session Speakers:  Jay Arzu Urban Development
Nov 20 2025 Past Event Special Briefing: AI in Government—More Efficiency but Fewer Workers? Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Jon Hartley Megan Kilgore Howard Neukrug Leigh Palmer Thomas Sanchez State & Local Finance
Nov 19 2025 Past Event Penn GIS DAY 2025: Exploring the World Through Maps and Data Speakers:  Dana Bauer Urban Development
Nov 12 2025 Past Event Penn Climate Seminar: Dorit Aviv on Rethinking the Future of Cooling Speakers:  Dorit Aviv Climate Change & Resilience
Nov 10 2025 Past Event Overbuilt: Book Talk and Conversation with Erick Guerra Speakers:  Erick Guerra Urban Development
Oct 30 2025 Past Event City on the Brink: Environmental Movements in Mumbai Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization
Oct 17 2025 Past Event The Richards Transportation Initiative at Penn Launch Event Speakers:  Leigh Palmer Urban Development
Oct 16 2025 Past Event The Richards Transportation Initiative at Penn Networking Happy Hour Speakers:  Leslie Richards
Oct 16 2025 Past Event Special Briefing: Strategies for Closing the US Infrastructure Gap Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Leslie Richards Camila Fonseca Sarmiento Geoffrey Buswick Fatima Yousofi Hughey Newsome State & Local Finance
Oct 03 2025 Past Event Philadelphia’s Green Transformation: From Research to Action Speakers:  Shane Jensen Matt Rader Anthony (Tony) Sorrentino Susan Wachter Charles Branas James Wright Urban Development
Sep 11 2025 Past Event Special Briefing on the Muni Debt Boom: Record Borrowing Amid Budget Strains Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Matt Fabian Fitzroy Lee Vikram Rai Sheila Weinberg Mark Zandi State & Local Finance
May 08 2025 Past Event Special Briefing on State Budgets: The Big Squeeze Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Emily S. Brock Shelby Kerns Vikram Rai Jonathan Womer Teryn Zmuda State & Local Finance
Apr 25 2025 Past Event 20th Annual Urban Leadership Forum: Urban Leadership for the 21st Century Speakers:  Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Patrick Harker Enrique Peñalosa Urban Development
Apr 24 2025 Past Event Opportunities & Challenges of Climate Action Planning in Indian Cities: A Case of Mumbai City Speakers:  Lubaina Rangwala Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Apr 14 2025 Past Event Special Briefing | Mayors under Stress: Financing Local Development around the World Speakers:  Steve Adler Stephanie Miner Nasiphi Moya Jaime Pumarejo Heins Eugénie L. Birch William Glasgall State & Local Finance

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