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Special Briefing

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Special Briefing Series Online
February 20, 2025
Special Briefing: The New Administration’s First Month

The first Special Briefing of 2025 will offer a deep dive into the new President’s first month and the implications of new policies.

Mark Zandi Eric Kim
State & Local Finance
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Past Events

Jan 23 2025 Past Event The City in the 21st Century: Celebrating the Reflective Practitioner featuring Enrique Peñalosa Londoño Speakers:  Enrique Peñalosa Manuel A. Diaz Richard Freeland Judith Rodin Eleanor Sharpe Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1
Dec 05 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: The Road Ahead for the Economy, States, and Localities as Donald Trump and the GOP Take Charge Speakers:  Torsten Slok Annie Linskey Carolyn Bourdeaux Eric Kazatsky Teryn Zmuda State & Local Finance
Nov 22 2024 Past Event Statecraft Urbanism: Building Garden City in Shenzhen Speakers:  Li Hou Urban Development
Nov 20 2024 Past Event GIS Day Keynote: Exploring Cities through the Lens of Urban Analytics Speakers:  Andrew Crooks Urban Development
Nov 11 2024 Past Event Carbon Capture and Cities Speakers:  Thomas Daniels Masoud Akbarzadeh Dorit Aviv Jennifer Wilcox Sanya Carley William W. Braham Climate Change & Resilience
Oct 24 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: America’s Growth Regions Speakers:  Kim Norton Robert Buschman Eric Kim Tom Schuette State & Local Finance
Oct 22 2024 Past Event 2025 Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Information Session Speakers:  Yining Lei Travis Lloyd Decaminada
Oct 15 2024 Past Event Financing Resilient Cities for the Future Speakers:  Mauricio Rodas Eugénie L. Birch Jaime Pumarejo Heins Nathaniel Echeverria Gulnara Roll Climate Change & Resilience
Sep 27 2024 Past Event Planning Healthy Cities in China Speakers:  Lan Wang Urban Development
Sep 19 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: Year Ahead for America’s States and Municipalities Speakers:  Mark Zandi Vikram Rai Jane Ridley Matthew Stitt State & Local Finance
Jun 27 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: State Tax Breaks State & Local Finance
May 29 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: Doom Loop or Boom Loop—Work from Home and the Challenges Facing US Cities State & Local Finance
Apr 25 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: America's $900 Billion Water Crisis State & Local Finance
Apr 12 2024 Past Event Economic Opportunity for Everyone: The Role of CDFIs in Advancing and Building Opportunity Urban Development
Apr 09 2024 Past Event Vibrant Cities: Advancing Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Urban Development Urban Development

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