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DeSantis creating a "big target" with anti-gay message - Bednar

Jul 11, 2023 Orlando Sentinel

Jenna Bednar, Orlando Sentinel: Jenna Bednar, a professor of political science at the University of Michigan, said DeSantis’ battle with Disney, in particular, looks from outside Florida to be a “vindictive” attack on a company that took a stance on...

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Michigan attitude on climate action changing - Rabe

Jul 10, 2023 The New York Times

Barry Rabe, The New York Times: Barry Rabe, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan, said public opinion in the state about the need for climate action is shifting. “We have begun to see a kind of pivot and change in my...

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Wolfers: "This ain't a recession"

Jul 10, 2023 Marketplace

Justin Wolfers, Marketplace: Downbeat indicators don’t tell the whole story. Take consumers, said Justin Wolfers, an economics professor at the University of Michigan. They might say they’re pessimistic about the economy. “But if you look at what...

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On third anniversary, USMCA hasn't accomplished much - Deardorff

Jun 29, 2023 Associated Press

Alan Deardorff, Associated Press: “I don’t expect that we’re ever going to be able to say that (the USMCA) accomplished very much,’’ said Alan Deardorff, a professor emeritus of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan. “I don’t...

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Ali on Prigozhin's blunt Ukraine was assessment

Jun 27, 2023 Newsweek

Javed Ali, Newsweek: Javed Ali, an associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, told Newsweek Monday afternoon that Prigozhin's remarks were the "most blunt and direct repudiation of President Putin's long-standing...

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Page on scaling of USAID projects

Jun 26, 2023 Devex

Susan D. Page, Devex: Susan Page, who served as U.N. assistant secretary-general to Haiti and in various U.S. government roles, including USAID, said that even when the agency attempts to work with smaller organizations, often the math just doesn’t...

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Ciorciari: US relationship with India a "counterbalance" to China

Jun 24, 2023 ARD Germany

John Ciorciari, ARD Germany: And this commitment would suit the United States just fine. Because the relationship with the other big "player" in the region, China, has recently gotten worse and worse. John Ciorciari, professor of international...

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Seefeldt: "Poverty is a policy choice"

Jun 22, 2023 Newsweek

Kristin Seefeldt, Newsweek: n terms of age, race, and gender identity, America's poor are "a heterogeneous group of people," Kristin Seefeldt, associate director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, told Newsweek. "But children are...

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Rabe on EPA's powers

Jun 22, 2023 The Washington Post

Barry Rabe, The Washington Post: Barry Rabe, a professor of environmental policy at the University of Michigan, said that while the ruling might seem technical, it has major implications both for the fight against HFCs and for administrative...

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Michigan primary timetable could appear biased - Hanson

Jun 20, 2023 ABC News

Jonathan Hanson, ABC News: Karamo's ties to Trump may hurt her ability to convince some Republican candidates and voters that the change was made impartially. "I think it does have that potential," Jonathan Hanson, a lecturer at the Gerald R....

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Jacob on grade retention debate

Jun 20, 2023 Chalbeat

Brian Jacob, Chalkbeat: Brian Jacob, a professor at University of Michigan, has studied retention for many years, but he still is ambivalent about the policy. “I do really come out kind of in the middle,” he said. Maybe students themselves make...

Photo of Brian Jacob standing at the Annenberg Auditorium podium, delivering remarks at a public event

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Parthasarathy: ChatGPT reinforces human biases

Jun 18, 2023 WDET

Shobita Parthasarathy says ChatGPT simply reiterates language that humans have already created, and that often the ideas and biases that humans exhibit are reinforced by the tool. “[ChatGPT] is not magic. It’s also not an asteroid. It is us. It...

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Shaefer on child tax credit: It works!

Jun 16, 2023 Minnesota Public Radio

Luke Shaefer, Minnesota Public Radio: Professor Luke Shaefer, who directs the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions initiative, said he’ll be keeping close tabs on what results. “It's not a silver bullet. It's not going to solve all of the...

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

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Freedom Caucus tactics may backfire - Bednar

Jun 10, 2023 Newsweek

Jenna Bednar, Newsweek: Jenna Bednar, professor of political science and public policy at the University of Michigan, told Newsweek that although the headaches will likely continue while some members keep McCarthy "hostage," it may inadvertently...

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Rabe: US playing catch-up on fighting fossil fuels

Jun 10, 2023 The Guardian

Barry Rabe, The Guardian: Barry Rabe, an expert in environmental policy at the University of Michigan, said that with no plan set forward by Congress to shift away from gas or build new networks of power lines to transport clean electricity, fights...

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Nuclear energy future unclear - Rabe

May 27, 2023 Energy Monitor

Barry Rabe, Energy Monitor: “There has been no major resurgence in new nuclear plants so far,” agrees Barry Rabe, professor at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. “Beyond Georgia, I could not tell you where the...

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DNEP tech worker training saluted in Detroit Free Press

May 26, 2023 Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press: A unique free program that pairs college students and professionals with Detroit small business owners in need of digital and other skills is getting results. Since the start of the Community Tech Workers program, 135 micro...

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Electoral risk in Biden fossil fuel policies - Rabe

May 26, 2023 E&E EnergyWire

Barry Rabe, E&E EnergyWire: “I think there’s always a risk of, probably not seeing voters shift from say a Biden to a Trump, but possibly not participating,” said Barry Rabe, an author and environmental professor at the University of...

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Oath Keepers' leader sentencing may send a deterrent message - Ali

May 26, 2023 The Messenger

Javed Ali, The Messenger: While there are other sentencing rulings for other Proud Boys and Oath Keeper associates that have also yet to be handed down on the same seditious conspiracy charge, the one for Rhodes raises the bar. It may also serve as...

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Wolfers comments on government-inspired threats to "woke" business

May 25, 2023 MSNBC

Justin Wolfers, MSNBC: What do companies want to do? They want to sell stuff. And if you make things with rainbow flags, they'll be happy to sell it. We do have groups all the time that protest by boycotting and that's their democratic right to do....

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Lantz fact-checks unfounded unsafe medication abortion claims

May 23, 2023 USA Today

Paula Lantz, USA Today: Medication abortion is safe, and a large number of studies validate this, according to Paula Lantz, an abortion policy expert at the University of Michigan. The New York Times analyzed over 100 studies spanning countries and...

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Rabe says Alaska taking a "leap of faith" with carbon credits

May 23, 2023 Associated Press

Barry Rabe, Associated Press: Lawmakers cast the bill as allowing Alaska to have the best of both worlds — continuing to permit oil drilling, mining and timber activities while also stepping into the potentially lucrative market for sequestering...

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Wolfers: U.S. default would be "self-inflicted shock"

May 23, 2023 NPR All Things Considered

Justin Wolfers, NPR All Things Considered: "Just like your family has to live within a budget, you might say you want Congress to live within a budget, but defaulting on the debt does not reduce our spending. It just means we stiff our creditors. So...

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Biden's age should preclude him from second term - Schwarz

May 23, 2023

Joe Schwarz, WLNS: “He’ll be 86 years old at the end of his second term, if it’s not a good idea, perhaps gracefully and graciously he’ll back off and allow the Democratic party to nominate somebody else,” Schwarz said. Schwarz reflected on his own...

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Schwarz aligns with new centrist party

May 22, 2023 MLive

Joe Schwarz, MLive: The new party avoided being tied to one issue, Jeff Timmer said, focusing instead on supporting candidates who exhibit a “pro-democracy, pro rule of law, anti-extremist position.” He said there is more political extremism on the...

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Shaefer: Child poverty "plummets" with cash transfer programs

May 22, 2023 WDET Detroit Today

Luke Shaefer, WDET Detroit Today: Country and after country, when they apply this cash transfer scheme -- raising kids is expensive and so society has a reason to come alongside parents in that work -- child poverty...

Luke Shaefer delivers a talk at the Ford School

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Worries of a failed state in Sudan - Page

May 22, 2023 History Podblast

Susan D. Page, History Podblast: Right now you do have the Sudanese military that is de facto in part in charge, and they are fighting the other wing of the military. Paramilitaries have had a long history in Sudan. President Bashir allowed them to...

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Page speaks about U.S. mistakes in early Sudan negotiations

May 19, 2023 The World

Susan D. Page, The World: "They believed Berhan and Hemedti would in fact turn over power to the civilians...I could not believe that Molly Phee was getting on a plane to go talk to the generals shortly after they launched the coup. A number of us...

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Jacob on the effects of SEL in schools

May 18, 2023 Hour Detroit

Robin Tepper Jacob, Hour Detroit: “Social-emotional learning involves teaching students about self-awareness, self-management, social skills, and responsible decision-making,” says Robin Tepper Jacob, faculty co-director and founder of the Youth...

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Morenhoff: Detroit census undercount is "egregious"

May 18, 2023 The Detroit News

Jeffrey Morenhoff, The Detroit News: Researcher Jeffrey Morenoff, a professor of sociology at UM and a faculty affiliate of the U-M Population Studies Center, was one of the researchers who originally studied the potential undercount and called it...