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Ostfeld calls for equal protection as gun violence takes its toll on Black commuities

Jun 27, 2022 Parents magazine

"Black Children Are Disproportionately Hurt By Gun Violence," Parents magazine reports. Many causes are cited, including drug wars, low-income areas flooded with guns, and deeper societal attitudes about the Black community and guns. Mara...

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Gas tax break may not reduce prices - Stevenson

Jun 26, 2022 The New York Times

As the Biden administration considers a holiday on the federal gas tax, an opinion piece in The New York Times says the move may not actually lead to a price reduction at the pump. It states, "By the iron law of supply and demand, if the demand...

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Poverty Solutions briefs on stimulus spending cited as "Americans face a darkening economy"

Jun 26, 2022 Washington Post

Noting that pandemic-era aid has ended just as prices are rising, the Washington Post reports that the middle class is feeling squeezed again. Two research reports by Poverty Solutions were referenced in the report. "From December 2020 to...

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Pennsylvania governor's race a harbinger on fossil fuel action, says Rabe

Jun 26, 2022 E&E News

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election in November could shake up the state’s fossil-fuel-heavy energy sector and influence how quickly it shifts toward clean power, according to E&E News. In April, 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th state — and...

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Solution to reducing child poverty "no great mystery" - Cooney

Jun 26, 2022 WDET

WDET's Detroit Today notes that, "Child poverty is the highest in the U.S. compared to other developed nations. While we have programs to address poverty for our elders — social security and Medicare, chief among them — programs directed at children...

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Nothaft proscribes changes in Michigan auto insurance reform

Jun 26, 2022 Click On Detroit

In the three years since Michigan reformed its auto insurance laws, rates have remained high, and people are asking, "Did it do what was promised?" Amanda Nothaft from Poverty Solutions outlined three changes necessary for further change to Click...

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Zaiyi Jiang

Project Manager, Youth Policy Lab

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Zaiyi Jiang is a project manager at the Youth Policy Lab. Zaiyi holds a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard Kennedy School and an MA in international journalism and communication from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. During her time in…

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Two Ford School PhD candidates receive ISR Next Generation Awards

Jun 30, 2022

The Institute for Social Research (ISR) has announced the recipients of the 2022 Next Generation Awards. The announcement stated, "These donor-funded awards propel recipients forward in their careers and catalyze important research projects. This...

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Rabe and Haverkamp comment on Supreme Court decision on EPA limits

Jun 30, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, dealing a blow to the Biden administration's efforts to address climate change. Ford School professors Barry Rabe and...

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PubPol 750.013

PubPol 750.013: Topics: Engaging the Public in Policy Making

Amy Harris

When designing new policies or programs, or adapting existing policies at the local level, engaging the public can enable governments to be more targeted to local needs, more effective within a local context, and more sustainable by developing...

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