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Inflation hurt Democrats and angered consumers - Stevenson

Nov 11, 2024 NPR
Ford School professor and economist Betsey Stevenson said, “Economists are going to have to reckon with the fact that the public would have preferred a slower recovery with much higher unemployment, as long as prices had been stable.” She then said,...
Betsey Stevenson
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Rabe on Democratic governors resisting Trump administration

Nov 9, 2024 The Hill
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, said "states of the party that oppose that president have enormous ability to try to block or push back on directions that the president might want to go, especially if Congress can’t function or pass...
Barry Rabe
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Lookout for consumers spending ahead of possible tariffs - Wolfers

Nov 7, 2024 ABC Australia
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor, talked about impacts of Trump's election on the market and the economy, saying "the market seems happy but that's because he is likely to deliver the tax cuts that make stocks more valuable." Also he noted,...
Justin Wolfers
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Ali on heightened security around election day

Nov 5, 2024 Houston Chronicle
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with the Houston Chronicle about the heightened security measures after election day. He said, “I think this is going to be uncharted territory for federal, state and local law enforcement." As to possible...
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Unrest possible after election - Ali

Nov 5, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, discussed the preparations law enforcement agencies were taking to prepare for the aftermath of the election. He said, "individuals who believe that the election was rigged, stolen, or unfairly decided could decide...
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Rabe on the attention climate change received in 2024 elections

Nov 5, 2024 LawFare / Tech Tank
Ford School professor Barry Rabe talked with  Xavier Freeman-Edwards about if the 2024 election will bring more attention to climate change. "Climate change has always had a challenging climb up the American political agenda" according to...
Barry Rabe
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The Self-Defense of American Democracy - Bednar

Nov 5, 2024
Ford School professor Jenna Bednar coauthored a commentary in Foreign Affairs with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar about the guardrails and protections against "tyranny from the top" inherent in American elections because of our federal system. Bednar...
Jenna Bednar
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Rabe on possible changes to methane regulations under Trump

Nov 4, 2024 The Guardian
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, after a Trump donor was fined for pollution said, “The Biden-Harris administration has made a major push on methane domestically and globally and I think that this could be decisively reversed in a second Trump...
Barry Rabe
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Journalist Panel Takes on the State of the 2024 Election

Nov 1, 2024
“It’s an unhappy race in an unhappy country” opened New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens, “each side of the country thinks that if the other half wins, it’s somehow, in one form or the other, the end of America.” A sense of gravity and...
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Wolfers on danger of a zero interest goal

Oct 31, 2024 CNN
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor talked with CNN about Trump's former federal reserve pick's solution to inflation. Wolfers said, “Deflation can become a spiral with no end." He said aiming for zero inflation would be "like walking along the...
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Downward on impacts of housing instability on children

Oct 31, 2024 metromode
Jennifer Erb-Downward, Director of Housing Stability Programs and Policy Initiatives in the Ford School talked about the importance of housing in relation to other needs. She said in places with longer commutes like Detroit, "Parents are really...
Jennifer Erb-Downward
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Using the arts and 'awe' to guide public policy

Oct 18, 2024
In a new pairing between the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Museum of Art, students are learning how to develop human-centered experiences to guide public policy.This approach takes a step back from a traditional...
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Rabe argues a Trump presidency could reverse IRA funds for Michigan

Oct 14, 2024 Bridge Michigan
The Inflation Reduction Act, a climate spending law, granted Michigan billions towards green efforts in the state. Ford School's Barry Rabe has raised concerns regarding statements from presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, and his...
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The Student Vote

Oct 9, 2024
The UMich Votes coalition is aiming to increase voter registration and turnout among students on campusUniversity of Michigan students are continually breaking voter registration and turnout records. Some 78 percent of U-M students on the Ann Arbor...
A geometric wall of multi-colored buttons. The blue circle in the middle says "Vote 2024 UMMA."