Dukakis Center Interview Series:
Senior Research Associate Laurie Dopkins
In The News:
Q&A with Barry Bluestone on the many projects of his "think and do tank"
Suzanne Salk, 6/1/2009
Op-Ed Article:
"The End of the McMansions"
Barry Bluestone and Ted Carman, The Boston Globe, 4/27/2009

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Mayors say cities need direct economic help
The Washington Post
Without more direct aid to U.S. local governments, Washington may make matters worse for cities facing falling tax revenues and increased spending needs, the nation's mayors said at their annual meeting this weekend.