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The devolution revolution: CityLab’s Richard Florida pens a “declaration of urban independence” in today’s Politico Magazine, noting that Trump’s presidency has warmed progressives to the traditionally conservative interest in reducing federal power in favor of local governments. Florida writes:

Can Blue and Red America learn to accommodate their legitimate differences? The only way to do that is to pare back the power of our increasingly dysfunctional nation-state and give it to cities and localities. As a surprisingly diverse mix of figures on both the right and the left are now saying, America needs a devolution revolution. By lowering the stakes at the national level, devolution is perhaps the only conceivable way Red and Blue America can respect one another’s differences and coexist.

HUD credentials: The New York Times compares the background of Lynne Patton, former Trump family event planner with minimal housing experience, to seven previous chiefs of the HUD region Patton is now poised to oversee in New York and New Jersey.

A year after Brexit: On the anniversary of Britain’s landmark decision to leave the European Union, The Washington Post finds complex reactions in one port town that voted overwhelmingly in favor of Brexit, with some worrying the government is too sidelined with the negotiations to address other U.K. concerns.

Pride Parade politics: The Minneapolis police chief is among the critics of Twin Cities Pride’s decision to ban police from marching in Sunday’s pride parade—made in response to the acquittal of the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile. Parade organizers are expected to announce their new stance this morning. ( Star Tribune)

The $15 wage wave: Homing in on Seattle in the first of a series of studies on local minimum wage policies, UC Berkeley researchers find that the Northwest city’s phase-in of a $15 standard hasn’t hurt jobs in the way critics feared. ( Fast Company)

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