Katie Pearce

Katie Pearce writes the Lab Report, CityLab’s morning news roundup.

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Lab Report: Court Tells HUD to Reinstate Obama-Era Rule

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Confederates under fire: Protesters in Louisville, Kentucky, hang banners demanding the removal of a monument to Confederate soldier John B. Castleman.

The 5 Stories We Couldn't Stop Seeing in 2017

From the alt-right to HQ2, some major narratives just kept going.

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Shotguns are shown for sale at the AO Sword gun store in El Cajon, California.

Lab Report: Cities Sue Defense Department Over Gun Checks

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Where, Why, and How Cities Are Busing Homeless People Out

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Memphis Maneuvers Around State Law to Remove Confederate Statues

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: NYC Takes the Lead in Tackling Algorithm Bias

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: The Tax Bill's Attack on Big Liberal Cities

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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A map of "urban renewal" displacement.

Lab Report: Mapping the Displacement From 'Urban Renewal'

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: The Wildly Uneven Recovery of Post-Recession Cities

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: L.A.'s New Pipeline for Affordable Housing

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Alabama's Cities Sealed Doug Jones's Senate Win

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: The Urban-Rural Divides at the Core of Alabama's Senate Race

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Townhomes are under construction at Chelsea Place in Tamarac, Florida.

Lab Report: Reclaiming Millennials With 'The Missing Middle' Housing

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Carson's Plan to Boost 'Self-Sufficiency' at Housing Projects

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Understanding the Debate Over Israel's Capital City

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Obama Calls Cities 'The New Face of Leadership' on Climate Change

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: With 'Chicago Charter,' Dozens of Cities Defy Trump on Climate

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: The Tax Measure That Could Slash Affordable Housing

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom.

Lab Report: 'Not Guilty' Verdict in the Case That Ignited Sanctuary Cities Debate

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Elon Musk's Short-Sighted Vision for L.A. Tunnels

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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Lab Report: Uber's Very Bad Day

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

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