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Pilkauskas supports expansion of the child tax credit under a Harris presidency

Oct 11, 2024 The Gander

Presidential candidate Vice-President Kamala Harris has plans to expand the child tax credit if granted presidency in the upcoming 2024 election. Discussing her research on the expansion of the child tax credit from 2021, the Ford School's Natasha...

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With Michigan school bond proposals on the ballot, Jacob stresses funding challenges within districts

Oct 7, 2024 Bridge Michigan

Nearly 1 in 10 Michigan school districts have bond proposals on the ballot in the upcoming November elections. Raising awareness of the lack of funding for Michigan schools, the Ford School's Brian Jacob stated, "There is no state funding for school...

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Hanson urges caution from the Biden campaign before the November elections

Oct 5, 2024 O Globo

President Joe Biden is set to embark on a campaign promoting his legacy and "economic advances" during his term. Ford School's Johnathan Hanson indicates the President should tread lightly during the tour and avoid infringing on Vice President...

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Rabe notes hurricanes in Florida could impact the Senate race

Oct 1, 2024 E&E News

Speaking with E&E News and Politico, the Ford School's Barry Rabe advised that recent Florida hurricanes will likely impact the state's Senate race in the upcoming November elections. Commenting on Senate candidate Republican Rick Scott, Rabe...

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As southern universities draw students from the north, Owen-Smith declares growth for local economies

Sep 27, 2024 The Wall Street Journal

Over the past two decades, southern universities have seen large jumps in enrollment of students from the northern region of the US. These increases have had positive impacts on economic growth for the southern universities' local economies. Ford...

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Moynihan raises concerns on danger to civil service in a second Trump term

Sep 25, 2024 The Guardian

An executive order called "Schedule F," seeking to fill federal jobs with political appointees, is on the horizon under a Trump presidency. Donald Moynihan warns that Schedule F "will reduce the capacity and performance of the federal government......

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Horner offers solutions to the law enforcement staffing shortage in Michigan

Sep 23, 2024 WJR

Debra Horner spoke with WJR proposing potential solutions to improve the alarming law enforcement recruitment deficit. “One of the first and most important issues that chiefs of police, sheriffs, and local government officials brought up was the...

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Rabe shares insights on Harris' fracking ban reversal

Sep 19, 2024 Politico

Environmental and energy policy professor at the Ford School, Barry Rabe has shared with Politico what may be vice-president Harris' motivation for retracting her support of a fracking ban from 2019. “You have to put Harris in the context of who...

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Moynihan pushes for human centered design in digital benefit distribution systems

Sep 18, 2024 State Scoop

Recent efforts to alleviate consumer burden have been made within states by enhancing their digital systems used to distribute government benefits. With these efforts, Donald Moynihan argues for a system that focuses on reducing "administrative...

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As Federal Reserve debates cutting interest rates, Wolfers urges a focus on data over politics

Sep 18, 2024 The Washington Post

Controversy arises as the Federal Reserve decides whether to cut interest rates less than 50 days before an election. Justin Wolfers argues the Fed should be "responding to the data, rather than the electoral cycle, or the demand of either side of...

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Cohodes research on Massachusetts charter schools shows positive outcomes

Sep 16, 2024 Education Next

Research conducted by Sarah Cohodes on Massachusetts charter schools shows that "charter schools in urban areas, including Boston, do a great job boosting test scores, and the ones outside of those urban areas, tended to have no impact on test...

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Hanson identifies key issues in the Michigan Senate race

Sep 13, 2024 Newsweek

As we approach the November election, Ford School's Johnathan Hanson analyzes the four key policy issues for Michigan Senate candidates Elissa Slotkin (Democrat) and Mike Rogers (Republican). "The main issues in the Michigan Senate race, thus far,...

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With weak hiring this summer, Wolfers has difficulty anticipating the Fed rate cuts

Sep 6, 2024 The Wall Street Journal

Recent job reports have not offered a definitive answer on how much the Fed is expected to cut interest rates. Justin Wolfers of the Ford School mentioned, "There’s nothing in this report that would turn optimists pessimistic... Would it turn...

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Dominguez discusses weakening dollar

Sep 3, 2024 Marketplace

Kathryn Dominguez, Marketplace: The dollar’s value, like the value of goods in any marketplace, is affected by how much demand there is for it. And lately, demand has been weakening.“The main driver is the anticipation that the [Federal Reserve] is...

Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview

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Dominguez: What is “maximum employment”?

Jul 29, 2024 Marketplace

Kathryn Dominguez, Marketplace: Generally speaking, if more and more people are employed and the unemployment rate drops and drops further, companies may have trouble finding workers, and they’ll raise wages to attract them. That would increase...

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Rabe: New US climate rules raise questions about future of coal

May 2, 2024 The Guardian

Ford School professor Barry Rabe commented on a new EPA rule requiring that coal power plants slash their emissions by 90% within the next decade. “This is a major step that really raises questions about the future of the coal industry in the US,”...

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Farley comments on lack of foreign-born, out-of-state transplants in Michigan

Dec 7, 2023

Reynolds Farley, The Detroit News: Michigan's closest international border is Canada, which doesn't send a lot of immigrants to the U.S. each year, said Reynolds Farley, research professor emeritus at the University of Michigan's Population Studies...

Photo of Ren Farley speaking into a megaphone as he leads a tour of U-M students in downtown Detroit

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Hanson on the rising threat of political violence in the U.S.

Nov 22, 2023 Folha de Sao Paulo

Jonathan Hanson, Folha de Sao Paulo: "The norms of what's acceptable in terms of political speech are eroding a little bit," says political scientist Jonathan Hanson of the University of Michigan. "In the 1960s, political violence never reached the...

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Meijer's impeachment vote makes it "significantly more challenging" for Republican Senate nomination - Ivacko

Nov 6, 2023 Newsweek

Tom Ivacko, Newsweek: "Criticism of Trump is one thing, but a vote to impeach is another, and won't easily be forgotten or forgiven by MAGA voters. So while many politicians can pivot or change their appeal to various factions, MAGA voters would be...

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Bednar on how Trump's abortion stance impacts his electoral chances

Nov 5, 2023 VG (Norway)

Jenna Bednar, VG (Norway): "As soon as a Republican politician takes a firm stance on abortion, he will probably upset one of these two important groups," Bednar explains to VG. "The more ambiguous Trump can be, the better for his electoral...

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Global warming and the green transition pose the world's greatest challenge - Wolfers

Oct 20, 2023 The Economic Times

Justin Wolfers, The Economic Times: Q. What do you consider the world’s greatest economic challenge today? A. The most immediate one encompasses the tremendous disruptions of global warming and trying to transition to a greener economy. These...

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Hanson: Next House speaker will face same problems as McCarthy

Oct 20, 2023 The National Desk

Jonathan Hanson, The National Desk: “It doesn't really matter who it is. There's not a single person who can unify that caucus in a way that they have a solid grasp of control,” said Jonathan Hanson, a former congressional staffer and lecturer at...

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Wolfers on the significance of Claudia Goldin's Nobel Prize

Oct 10, 2023 Axios

Justin Wolfers, Axios: Women were "barely thought of, if at all," in economists' past labor market empirical analysis says Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan. Plus, where it was standard for men to study men in the labor...

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Luke Shaefer praises Minnesota child tax credit

Oct 9, 2023 Minneapolis Star Tribune

Luke Shaefer, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Minnesota's initiative appears to be one of the most ambitious child tax credits in the nation. It covers one of the broadest age ranges — through age 17 — and the $1,750 maximum credit may be one of the...

Photo of Luke Shaefer in the Ford School's Towsley Reading Room

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Leiser on the far-right shift in the Ottawa County government

Oct 5, 2023 MLive

“It’s almost as if instead of leading with, ‘OK, what’s our job in this jurisdiction in this county? What services do we provide?’ – and then sort of taking the cues from citizens and policy from there – it’s like a flipped script,” said Stephanie...

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Kleinman on the hazards of facial recognition technology in schools

Oct 4, 2023 City & State

“One thing that’s different from a lot of these earlier kinds of surveillance technologies is the way that the data travels so far beyond the school where it’s coming from,” Kleinman said in an interview. “The student data in these databases is...

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Erb-Downward: Evictions disproportionately impact young children

Oct 2, 2023 The New York Times

“It’s really a different section of the housing market that people are being pushed into,” said Jennifer Erb-Downward, who analyzes poverty and housing policy at the University of Michigan. “We’ve trapped families into this,” Ms. Erb-Downward...