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Margot Brandenburg

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  1. Milken Institute30 min

    Building Community Wealth: How Can We Meet the Moment

    Margot Brandenburg, Natalie Foster, Shawn Wooden

    Ford Foundation host Margo Brandenburg facilitated a dialogue with Natalie Foster and Connecticut Treasurer Sean Wooden on utilizing community wealth strategies to address the widening racial and economic divide. Foster highlighted the Child Tax Credit's success in reducing child poverty while Wooden detailed Connecticut's pioneering Baby Bonds program as a model for closing the generational wealth gap through state-level innovation. The conversation further examined how public sector expansions of guaranteed income, social bonds, and anti-monopoly policies are reshaping labor markets and providing essential financial buffers during economic volatility.

  2. Milken Institute1h 7m

    Resilient Infrastructure: Adapting to Turbulent Times

    Margot Brandenburg, Debbie Dingell, Katherine Perez, Jonathan Tower, Phillip Washington, Nan Whaley

    Panelists including Rep. Debbie Dingell, L.A. Metro CEO Phil Washington, and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley addressed the $2 trillion infrastructure gap by proposing a shift from competitive grants to formula-based funding and federal loan guarantees to ensure equitable resource distribution. The discussion highlighted specific strategies such as transit fare elimination, broadband expansion, and a blue-green labor-environmental alliance to address structural inequities and workforce bottlenecks while overcoming current legislative gridlock. Despite the House passing the "Moving Forward Act" with a $20 billion Clean Energy Accelerator, these initiatives remain stalled due to political fragmentation, necessitating immediate federal action to fund critical public services.