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No More Delay: Prove Policy Solutions for New York City
In this report, DMI asks where the city has fallen short – and how New York can do better. This report takes an in-depth look at six successful policies implemented in Austin, Berkeley, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Washington DC,
No More Delay
and explores how these ideas can work for New York City. The policies address a range of city issues including economic opportunity, housing affordability, criminal justice, workplace standards, environmental sustainability, and health care. More»
DMI Experts: Explaining Public Policy Simply and Directly to the General Public

Attention journalists, bloggers, and producers: our experts are available to explain complex policy issues in simple terms that ordinary people can understand. They excel at on-the-record interviews and background briefings but love to go deeper, offering rich context and real-world examples that will add value to your reporting or news analysis. Get in touch if you need a memorable quote for your story, an energetic guest for your show, a fresh perspective for your blog item, or if you just want to talk about ways to highlight how policy is shaping how we live. We want to hear from you.

All experts can be reached quickly through Dan Morris, DMI’s Director of Communications: dmorris [at] drummajorinstitute.org; 646.274.5713 [direct].

Here are the policy issues DMI’s experts will gladly discuss with you:

Media, Online Strategy, General Inquiries: Dan Morris
Corporate Governance: Harry Moroz
Budgetary and Tax Policy: Amy Traub
Banking Bailouts, Accountability and Transparency: Harry Moroz
Stimulus and Economic Recovery: Harry Moroz
Cities and Urban Policy: John Petro and Harry Moroz
New York City and State Policy: Amy Traub
Housing, Developing and Zoning: John Petro
Congress and Federal Policy: Harry Moroz and Amy Traub
Labor and Employment: Amy Traub
Immigration: Cristina Jimenez, Amy Traub, Afton Branche
The 2010 Census: Afton Branche
Mass Transit and Transportation: John Petro
Green Jobs, Energy and Environmental Policy: John Petro
Working Families and The Middle Class: Amy Traub