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Publication

Hills condemns lawsuits against energy producers

Jan 5, 2023

Outraged at lawsuits filed by states and municipalities alleging energy companies are responsible for weather-related damages, Rusty Hills, lecturer in public policy, took to the National Law Journal to argue against these frivolous...

Photo of Rusty Hills speaking to Michael Barr at a reception in Weill Hall's Great Hall

Staff

Megan Foster Friedman

Managing Director, Youth Policy Lab

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Megan Foster Friedman is the Managing Director for the Youth Policy Lab, focusing on maternal and infant health issues. Prior to joining the Youth Policy Lab, Megan was a senior healthcare analyst at the Center for Health and Research Transformation…

Staff

Yucheng Fan

Data Manager, Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS)

Publication

Rabe details progress and problems in mitigating methane

Jan 6, 2023

Ford School professor Barry Rabe, one of the nation's leading experts on methane emissions, recently outlined the successes and next steps in the methane policy arena in an article for Brookings. "Until recently, methane has remained far less...

Algorithmic Discrimination & Fairness: Reducing the Gap Between the Legal & Technical?

Dec 6, 2022 1:01:52

This panel explored the issues in dispute and focused on the challenges yet to be solved among (aspiring) lawyers, policymakers, and technologists who seek to better engage with questions of fair algorithms. December, 2022.

In the Media

Hanson lays out dynamics of Michigan 2024 Senate race

Jan 6, 2023 Up North Live

Jonathan Hanson, Up North Live: "For the upcoming Senate race to not have a longtime incumbent there, it opens up. I think it was already going to be competitive, but this could make it even more competitive still. We're gonna see probably both...

In the Media

Stevenson breaks down last jobs report of 2022 on Bloomberg

Jan 6, 2023 Bloomberg

Betsey Stevenson, Bloomberg: "It's a very strong jobs report. What we saw was ongoing job growth. 2021 was the strongest year of job growth we've ever had, and 2022 came in there as the second. We did see some slowdown as the year continued but even...

In the Media

Ali remembers heroes who defended against January 6 insurrection

Jan 6, 2023 CBC

Javed Ali, CBC: "I expect to hear President Biden say some things that coincide with my own sense of reflection. So hopefully what we'll hear from President Biden is remembrance of the heroism and patriotism of the law enforcement officers and other...

In the Media

Two years later, Ali reflects on January 6 prosecutions

Jan 6, 2023 The National

Javed Ali, The National: "It has brought some measure of accountability to a large segment of the people who were part of the insurrection and perhaps in the moment thought that they would be able to get away with what they did on the criminal side...

In the Media

Bednar discusses who will replace Senator Stabenow

Jan 5, 2023 WSJM

Jenna Bednar, WSJM: "She opened that announcement by talking about the deep talent in the state in the Democratic party, and I think everybody is seeing that. There’s a number of people you could imagine throwing their hat in the...

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