The Municipal Finance Conference’s annual winter webinar discussed several key questions, including: How has the pandemic affected state and local revenues, and how have these governments responded? How does the effect of the 2020 recession on state and local revenues compare to past recessions? What is the outlook for these revenues in the coming years? How have governments and the bond market reacted? 

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-covid-19-pandemic-and-state-local-budgets-past-present-and-future/ 

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On Thursday, February 4, the Future of the Middle Class Initiative at Brookings launched the Brookings Middle Class Monitor to answer this question with 12 metrics from five key domains for a good quality of life: money, time, relationships, health, and respect.  

https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-is-the-american-middle-class-really-doing-what-the-data-tell-us/

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On Wednesday, January 27, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings hosted an event on evolving air and missile defense issues facing the incoming Biden administration.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/challenges-for-the-biden-administration-addressing-the-evolving-air-and-missile-threat/

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On Friday, January 29, as part of the initiative on Democracy in Asia, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings hosted an event examining the health of democracy in Asia.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-future-of-democracy-in-asia/

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On February 3, the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy hosted a webinar discussing ways the federal government can work with states to improve the Medicaid program. 

https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-can-the-new-administration-improve-the-medicaid-program/

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On February 4, the Israel Institute and the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosted an event discussing the Syrian Civil War and its aftermath.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/syrian-requiem-the-civil-war-and-its-aftermath/

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On Tuesday, February 2, the Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings hosted Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, and Mary Schapiro, vice chair of global public policy at Bloomberg L.P., former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and head of the Secretariat of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, for a discussion on climate change and financial market regulations. This event shed light on ideas and trends in this increasingly important area.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/climate-change-and-financial-market-regulations-insights-from-blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-and-former-sec-chair-mary-schapiro/

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On February 2, Foreign Policy at Brookings convened a panel of foreign policy experts and contributors to the Brookings’s Blueprints for American Renewal & Prosperity series to discuss their papers and outline their recommendations for how to best handle the international security challenges facing the world today.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/international-security-challenges-and-solutions-for-the-road-ahead/

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On February 1, as part of our celebration of Black History Month, the Brookings Institution hosted a webinar focusing on an inclusive public policy agenda for Black Americans.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/setting-a-policy-agenda-for-black-americans/

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On January 27, AGI hosted its annual Foresight Africa launch featuring a high-level panel of leading experts to offer insights on regional trends along with recommendations for the global community, national governments, regional organizations, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and civil society actors as they forge ahead in 2021.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/foresight-africa-top-priorities-for-africa-in-2021/

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