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Mitigating housing shortages and cost in blue states

In this virtual roundtable held conversation, recorded on May 20, 2025, a mixed panel of housing researchers and policy makers discuss the challenges to effective housing policy in blue states and approaches to resolving them.

For more on our Blue Trifectas Convening, check out organizer Samuel Trachtman’s recap of the event.

Participants

Panelists

Libby Murphy

Director of Policy, Minnesota Housing Partnership

David Schleicher

Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law, Yale Law School

Moderator

Jacob S. Hacker

Director, American Political Economy eXchange, and Professor of Political Science, Yale