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Barry Rabe discusses the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline on Wisconsin Public Radio

Sep 8, 2016

Wisconsin Public Radio’s John Munson interviewed Barry Rabe for "A look at the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline," about the controversy over the multi-state Dakota Access Oil Pipeline on September 6. Rabe provided extensive background information and...

G20 decision could be the tipping point for free trade writes Deardorff in The Conversation

Sep 6, 2016

Alan Deardorff’s “Decision from G20 leaders could prove the tipping point for free trade,” published by The Conversation and syndicated by the Associated Press, encourages G20 leaders to push for the adoption of the World Trade Organization’s Trade...

We need rules to ensure that colleges only profit by helping students succeed writes Kvaal

Sep 2, 2016

James Kvaal, former deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and an incoming Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School, pens “Hillary’s plan protects students: Opposing view,” for USA Today.Kvaal’s contribution...

Don’t miss Dynarski’s “74” interview on data-driven education policies and practices

Sep 2, 2016

Susan Dynarski was interviewed by The 74, a non-profit news site (named after the 74 million American children under the age of 18) that covers pressing topics in domestic education.The interview, conducted by senior staff writer Matt Barnum, covers...

Ayanian's "Out-of-pocket spending for hospitalizations among nonelderly adults"

Sep 1, 2016

A research study by Emily R. Adrion, Andrew M. Ryan, Amanda C. Seltzer, Lena M. Chen, John Z. Ayanian and Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, "Out-of-pocket spending for hospitalizations among nonelderly adults," was published in the September 2016 edition of...

CNBC interviews Susan M. Collins on Fed rate hike debate, Live @ Jackson Hole

Aug 26, 2016

CNBC’s Steve Liesman interviewed Susan M. Collins for the Live @ Jackson Hole, Wyo., segment, “Debating Fed rate hikes.”Collins and Carmen Reinhart (Kennedy School) spoke with Leisman about Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s policy speech, and...

Marketplace Morning Report asks, "Are powerful philanthropic groups good for education?"

Aug 26, 2016

Amy Scott interviews Megan Tompkins-Stange, author of Policy Patrons, for the Marketplace Morning Report segment, “Are powerful philanthropic groups good for education?”In the book, Tompkins-Stange takes a deep dive into the philosophy and practice...

Stevenson on Women's Equality Day and newly launched Employers for Pay Equity

Aug 26, 2016

“It’s easy to get the impression, as the U.S. celebrates the 45th annual Women’s Equality Day today, that the march toward equality has slowed to a crawl. Allow me to disagree,” writes Betsey Stevenson in today’s Bloomberg piece, “Believe it or not,...

Policy Patrons in WaPo, "Obama's ed department and Gates fdn were closer than you thought"

Aug 25, 2016

Policy Patrons, a recently published book by Megan Tompkins-Stange, is the focus of the Washington Post article, “Obama’s education department and Gates foundation were closer than you thought.”“Policy Patrons looks at the effect of the...

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Detroit Free Press Editorial Board asks, “Lansing, are you listening to Michigan cities?”

Aug 25, 2016

The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board asks, “Lansing, are you listening to Michigan cities?” The piece draws attention to the latest Michigan Public Policy Survey on the fiscal health of the state’s local governments. The University of...

Collins to serve as an evaluating judge for MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition

Aug 24, 2016

Susan M. Collins will serve as an evaluating judge for a new competition that will award a $100 million grant to a single proposal designed to help solve a critical problem affecting people, places, or the planet. The John D. and Catherine T....

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Michigan Radio's "Stateside" highlights CLOSUP's latest, and troubling, fiscal health findings

Aug 24, 2016

Michigan Radio’s Cynthia Canty interviews Tom Ivacko (MPP ’93), CLOSUP program administrator, for the segment “Declining fiscal health “an early warning sign” for local governments, report says.” The program focuses on CLOSUP's latest Michigan...

Register for our free webinar, “Is Michigan’s system of funding local government broken?”

Aug 23, 2016

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy’s (CLOSUP) most recent Michigan Public Policy Survey finds a reversal in the trend of improving fiscal health among Michigan local governments.Despite an improving economy, fewer local governments say...

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Hausman talks “fugitive methane” and incentivizing natural gas utilities to reduce it

Aug 23, 2016

Cynthia Canty, host of Michigan Radio’s “Stateside,” interviews Catherine Hausman for a program on “fugitive methane,” or methane gas leaks, in the natural gas distribution industry. “The natural gas industry tells us that using natural gas is...

Fiscal health trends reversing--and not for the better--in some Michigan communities

Aug 22, 2016

After five years of steady statewide improvement, fewer Michigan communities report that they are better able to meet their fiscal needs this year.A University of Michigan survey polled top elected and appointed officials in the state's 1,856 units...

Internship field report, Jill Rosenfeld @ Violence Policy Center, Washington, D.C.

Aug 22, 2016

Jill Rosenfeld (BA '18), a University of Michigan sophomore who will join the Ford School as a bachelor's student this fall, is submitting this field report from her summer 2016 internship at the Violence Policy Center in Washington, D.C.This summer...

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Internship field report, Bohnett Fellow Luz Viviana Meza @ the Detroit mayor's office

Aug 19, 2016

Luz Viviana Meza (MPP '17) is submitting this field report from her summer 2016 internship at the City of Detroit mayor's office, where she works with the Department of Immigrant Affairs and the Department of Neighborhoods (District 6). As a...

The Economist cites $2.00 a Day in the article, “Poverty in America: No money no love”

Aug 19, 2016

The Economist cites $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, in the story “Poverty in America: No money no love,” which calls on today’s Presidential candidates to address endemic poverty.$2.00 a Day, a recently released book by Luke...

Ruth Browne (MPP/MPH '83) to serve as CEO of Ronald McDonald House New York

Aug 18, 2016

The Ford School congratulates alum and 2015 Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Dr. Ruth C. Browne (MPP/MPH '83) on her new job.In an August 16, 2016 press release, Browne was announced as president and chief executive officer of the Ronald...

Susan Dynarski in NYT, “Why American schools are even more unequal than we thought”

Aug 16, 2016

Susan Dynarski, writing for The New York Times, explains “Why American schools are even more unequal than we thought.” In the piece, Dynarski describes a new measure of economic hardship—one that reveals an even more troubling picture of the...

Brian Jacob on student test scores—how they’re assembled and why that matters

Aug 16, 2016

In “Student test scores: How the sausage is made and why you should care,” Brian Jacob describes how student ability is measured; how various test makers analyze and report student performance; and why this matters for policymakers and practitioners...

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Hausman in The Conversation: Why methane leaks matter, and why markets won't fix them

Aug 10, 2016

“In less than a year, the Aliso Canyon [natural gas] facility leaked methane equal to about four million metric tons of CO2, the greenhouse gas equivalent of driving over 800,000 cars in a year,” writes Catherine Hausman for The Conversation...

Michael Barr on Marketplace, “Dodd-Frank: What it set out to do, and where we are now”

Aug 10, 2016

As the Republican Party announces regulatory alternatives to the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, which was devised to reform Wall Street, protect consumers, and prevent financial collapse, Marketplace interviews some of the key architects of Dodd-Frank for...

Huff Po asks if America’s poor really are “the envy of the world,” cites new NPC paper

Aug 9, 2016

Jonathan Cohn, senior national correspondent for the Huffington Post, explores how America’s poor measure up by international standards in, “Yet another conservative argument about poverty appears to be wrong.”The piece explores whether America’s...

New book, "Abandoned families: Social isolation in the 21st century," by K. Seefeldt

Aug 5, 2016

Kristin Seefeldt’s new book, Abandoned families: Social isolation in the 21st century, is set to release on December 25, 2016. Published by the Russell Sage Foundation, the book is described as “a timely, on-the-ground assessment of hardship in...

There’s been a shift in thought on climate change, Mills tells CSM, Michigan Radio, more

Aug 3, 2016

Sarah Mills spoke with the Christian Science Monitor about results from the latest National Survey on Energy and Environment (NSEE), which found that only 15 percent of Americans now deny that there is solid evidence of climate change, in contrast...

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Domestic policy

Barry Rabe discusses the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline on Wisconsin Public Radio

G20 decision could be the tipping point for free trade writes Deardorff in The Conversation

We need rules to ensure that colleges only profit by helping students succeed writes Kvaal

Don’t miss Dynarski’s “74” interview on data-driven education policies and practices

Ayanian's "Out-of-pocket spending for hospitalizations among nonelderly adults"

CNBC interviews Susan M. Collins on Fed rate hike debate, Live @ Jackson Hole

Marketplace Morning Report asks, "Are powerful philanthropic groups good for education?"

Stevenson on Women's Equality Day and newly launched Employers for Pay Equity

Policy Patrons in WaPo, "Obama's ed department and Gates fdn were closer than you thought"

Detroit Free Press Editorial Board asks, “Lansing, are you listening to Michigan cities?”

Collins to serve as an evaluating judge for MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition

Michigan Radio's "Stateside" highlights CLOSUP's latest, and troubling, fiscal health findings

Register for our free webinar, “Is Michigan’s system of funding local government broken?”

Hausman talks “fugitive methane” and incentivizing natural gas utilities to reduce it

Fiscal health trends reversing--and not for the better--in some Michigan communities

Internship field report, Jill Rosenfeld @ Violence Policy Center, Washington, D.C.

Internship field report, Bohnett Fellow Luz Viviana Meza @ the Detroit mayor's office

The Economist cites $2.00 a Day in the article, “Poverty in America: No money no love”

Ruth Browne (MPP/MPH '83) to serve as CEO of Ronald McDonald House New York

Susan Dynarski in NYT, “Why American schools are even more unequal than we thought”

Brian Jacob on student test scores—how they’re assembled and why that matters

Hausman in The Conversation: Why methane leaks matter, and why markets won't fix them

Michael Barr on Marketplace, “Dodd-Frank: What it set out to do, and where we are now”

Huff Po asks if America’s poor really are “the envy of the world,” cites new NPC paper

New book, "Abandoned families: Social isolation in the 21st century," by K. Seefeldt

There’s been a shift in thought on climate change, Mills tells CSM, Michigan Radio, more

Internship field report, Michelle Rubin (MPP/MUP '17) @ Global Detroit, Michigan

Internship field report, Tachana Joseph (MPP '17) @ Verizon, Washington, DC

Stange on investing in schools: Capital spending, facility conditions, and student achievement

Tamar Mitts in The Journal of Economic Perspectives: "Can war foster cooperation?"