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Jake Blumgart

Senior Staff Writer

Jake Blumgart is a senior writer for Governing and covers transportation and infrastructure. He lives in Philadelphia. Follow him on Twitter at @jblumgart.

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Housing and Urban Issues
How Important Was the Single-Family Zoning Ban in Minneapolis?
The effort caught national attention, but the real story is the rest of the package of land use reforms that the city council passed to open up the housing market. However, opposition to further reform is growing.
May 26, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Is It Time to Reform Our Winner-Take-All Election System?
Despite often winning a majority of votes, the Democratic Party is at an electoral disadvantage in legislatures that appears to be worsening. Author Jonathan Rodden explains the current problem and why national reform is unlikely.
May 25, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Primary Wins in Idaho and Oregon Keep the States Moving Right and Left, Respectively
In Idaho, one of the most conservative states in the nation, GOP voters largely backed incumbent Brad Little for governor. Progressives in Oregon now represent the mainstream, but a moderate Republican can still win.
May 18, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
‘We Have the Power of God’: Trump-Endorsed State Senator Wins Pennsylvania GOP Nomination for Governor
The result highlights extremist tendencies growing within the Republican Party, which may boost the general election prospects for Attorney General Josh Shapiro who won the Democratic nomination for governor.
May 18, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Can the Feds Force the Twin Cities to Tackle Segregated Housing?
Housing advocates want HUD to push the state’s planning board to open up housing options in the region’s more affluent suburbs and, in doing so, help tackle a growing segregation problem.
May 17, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Pennsylvania’s Crowded Field of Republican Gubernatorial Candidates
While most of the men have taken stands on cultural issues that reflect national GOP platforms, such as guns and abortion, there are issues they back that are distinct to the Keystone State.
May 9, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
There’s a Big Difference Between Transit Boards and Riders
A new study finds that many transit boardmembers are not representative of their constituents who ride bus, subway or rail. Too often members are old, white and male and don’t use transit much or at all.
May 2, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Can the Twin Cities Reinvent Rent Control?
With a housing market unable to meet demand and rents spiking, Minneapolis and St. Paul are turning to a practice many have scorned as bad housing policy.
April 28, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Here’s Why Cutting Gas Taxes Doesn’t Work When Prices Soar
A new Urban Institute study finds tax rebates are a better solution, while efforts that discourage driving would have the most significant long-term impact on the inflation problem.
April 26, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Minneapolis and St. Paul: Trying Times for Two Leaders
The Twin Cities have always been alike in some ways, very different in others. Their mayors reflect the differences and similar monumental challenges.
April 20, 2022
 · Jake Blumgart
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