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Election administrators learned from past difficulties, says Goldenberg

Nov 2, 2020 Deutsche Welle

"One thing I would say about this country's election managers, the administrators, is that they are a very, very dedicated lot," said Edie Goldenberg. "They've worked very hard to prepare for this election. So, I think that the difficulties that we...

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'The Base' has features of an international terrorism group, says Ali

Nov 2, 2020 The National

“The Base [a Michigan-based paramilitary group] seems to have more of the features of groups that you would see on the international terrorism side,” said Ali. “They’re not posting on the internet with tongue-in-cheek kind of memes and hinting at...

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Levitsky comments on possible post-election turmoil

Nov 2, 2020 CNN Brasil

"[Trump] will not accept his loss very gracefully. So if that happens, it depends on how far he is prepared to go, which could perhaps lead to violence. The best thing that could happen would be a complete landslide which he couldn't argue...

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Young comments on racism pushing Black anxiety

Nov 1, 2020 Associated Press

Black professionals wonder “how we got to this moment of national leadership after the civil rights movement,” Young said. “There is just extreme anxiety and frustration that people would not have imagined that the kinds of issues surfacing now...

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Levy comments on how the next administration's health plans will affect the U.S. economy

Nov 1, 2020 Reuters

"Being able to accumulate assets is really important if you think about supporting economic mobility,” said Levy, speaking about the boost to health and financial stability for low-income families through a health insurance 'public option'. Read...

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Wolfers says economic issues dominate last days of the election

Oct 31, 2020 ABC Australia

"The U.S. GDP rebound leaves the economy in a hole as deep as the darkest days of the Great Recession that occurred after the financial crisis. Trump has been a disappointment in many ways for people in the Rust Belt. And a challenge for a Biden...

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2020 U.S. Senate race in Michigan tied closely to presidential race, says Hanson

Oct 31, 2020 Washington Examiner

"In the end, it depends on how close the presidential race is. If Biden runs really strong in Michigan, Peters is likely to have wind behind his sails as well," Hanson said. "I expect James to run a few percentage points stronger than Trump. The...

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Trump's economic "lie" may have lost its punch - Wolfers

Oct 31, 2020 Huffington Post

“Reality has caught up with him. He had a huge lead in terms of people’s confidence in him as an economic manager, and he blew it,” says Justin Wolfers. “One issue is that people don’t trust what he says anymore. Another is, well, look around —...

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Ivacko comments on Michigan's tight Senate race in the WSJ

Oct 30, 2020 Wall Street Journal

“Going into this election season, he was not particularly well-known,” said Tom Ivacko, referring to Mr. Peters. At the same time, Mr. Ivacko said Mr. James’s 2018 challenge helped him build “some name recognition fairly recently,” he said. He lost...

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Michigan Proposal 2 may not go far enough to protect personal digital data - Parthasarathy

Oct 30, 2020 Detroit Public Radio WDET

“I’m not sure that Proposal 2 goes far enough at this moment when we have more and more electronic data we’re generating and more and more interest from not only law enforcement but the private sector to collect our data,” said Shobita...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

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Despite arrest of leader of white supremacist group, Ali says more needs to be done

Oct 30, 2020 Feds arrest leader of white supremacy group who ran 'hate camp' in Michigan

“This case is very serious and it’s indicative of the threat, not only from this particular group, but the broader one (from domestic terrorists.) We’re not going to see the last of these,” Ford school Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali told...

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Rabe runs election scenarios and impact on climate action

Oct 30, 2020 EnviroLink

If Trump wins: “In a second Trump administration, we are likely to see executive action that is even bolder, even more aggressive, and probably doing everything imaginable to pump up oil and gas production as a strategy for economic recovery,” said...

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States take a lead role in U.S. elections, Goldenberg tells Deutsche Welle

Oct 29, 2020 Deutsche Welle

"The first thing one has to know about elections in the United States is that they are run by the states, there are 50 states, and it's hard to generalize," said Goldenberg. However, "the recommended standard is that people shouldn't have to wait in...

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Wolfers cited as top 10 influencer for Biden economic policy

Oct 29, 2020 The 10 people most likely to influence the economic policy of a President Biden

In an article in Bloomberg, Ford School professor Justin Wolfers was cited as one of the 10 most influential economists that could be advising a new Biden administration. In the list compiled by Baron Public Affairs, he is one of three "economic...

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Ivacko on shifting political landscape in northern Michigan

Oct 29, 2020 Bridge Michigan

Speaking about a recent racial incident in the Leelanau Peninsula to Bridge Michigan, Tom Ivacko said that the growth of Traverse City and the area’s influx of vacationers and retirees are shifting local politics. “If this pandemic pushes that even...

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Hanson: A 2020 Democratic win in Michigan likely hinges on turnout in key areas

Oct 28, 2020 Vogue

Hanson explains that Trump beat Clinton by a net margin of 7,000 votes in Grand Traverse County in 2016—but two years later, in that same county, the Republican candidate for governor, Bill Schuette, tallied only about 1,000 more votes than Democrat...

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Goldenberg, U-M take quick action to ensure students in quarantine can vote

Oct 28, 2020 Inside Higher Ed

In a recent Inside Higher Education article, Goldenberg said that when the campus set up quarantine and isolation dorms, it worked with Ann Arbor elections officials to place ballot drop-off boxes just outside the housing. But then she heard from...

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Schwarz advice on staying safe while going to the polls in a pandemic

Oct 28, 2020 Staying safe while going to the polls in a pandemic

"VoteSafe Michigan has been around for a few months and what we are trying to do, with the cooperation of county clerks, city clerks, township clerks, polling place officials, is to make certain from a sanitary standpoint, the polling places are as...

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Statistical tools are broken when it comes to COVID-19 recession, says Wolfers

Oct 27, 2020 New York Times

“Statistics that we are used to using for small and slow movements are basically broken when it comes to looking at large and rapid movements,” said Wolfers. “Typically a recession plays out over many quarters. This one played out over many weeks....

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Hanson weighs in on Michigan's importance in 2020 election

Oct 27, 2020 WNEM

“Michigan is clearly one of the battleground states,” said Hanson. “The vote totals we see Tuesday night are not going to be indicative of the overall totals," he said. "Probably, they’ll lead more toward Trump on Tuesday because more Republicans...

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Significance of natural gas industry on Pennsylvania voters an interesting test, says Rabe

Oct 26, 2020 Environment & Energy News

Rabe tole E&E News it remains an open question how much the gas fight will influence Pennsylvania voters. "If you have a large state with a diversified economy, how significant is something like the fossil fuel industry? This is an interesting...

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Shipan: Biden and Peters polling leads steady, but a close election result still likely

Oct 25, 2020 Courthouse News Service

“Although Biden’s lead over Trump is similar to Clinton’s lead at this same point, Biden’s lead has been far steadier” said Shipan. “Biden’s lead has been consistently large. Second, pollsters learn from their mistakes. In 2016, they...

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Udow-Phillips reflects on tenure at The Center for Health Research and Transformation (CHRT), Covid-19 response

Oct 24, 2020 Detroit Free Press

"Many people in health care have been saying for a long time that we’re going to face something like [COVID-19]. What I think people were more surprised about was how ill prepared we were as a country," said Udow-Phillips. "I think people were...

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Stevenson: It's wise to increase minimum wage and provide relief for small businesses

Oct 23, 2020 Washington Post

According to the Washington Post, Stevenson said that lower-wage workers, many struggling with higher levels of unemployment and job insecurity due to the pandemic, should not have to bear the cost of the pandemic by waiting for more equitable...

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Legislative vacuum creates a prominent role for courts in climate policy, says Rabe

Oct 23, 2020 E & E

"We've had every combination of partisan control you can have: all Democrat, all Republican ... the outcome is no new environmental legislation of major consequence," Rabe said. "That creates a vacuum." The legislative void is not the only reason...

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As U.S. Senate race in Michigan tightens, Hanson highlights strong coattail effect

Oct 23, 2020 Fox News

"The presidential race is really dominating what's going to happen in this senate race in Michigan. The coattail effect will be very strong," said Hanson. "If Trump was to have a really strong performance in Michigan, I think that could bring James...

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Stevenson explains why pandemic is forcing women out of workforce

Oct 23, 2020 The New Yorker

"The pandemic has impacted women differently from men in multiple ways. At the beginning, we really had a gendered shutdown, and that was because many of the industries that laid people off were industries where women were the majority of...

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Lasting consequences as parents leave the labor force, but re-entry may look different, says Stevenson

Oct 23, 2020 NPR Marketplace

Stevenson said once parents pull back from work, they can fall behind forever. “You’re just not put on the same kind of track, and you’re not given the same kind of access to promotions and raises.” According to NPR, Stevenson hopes the pandemic...

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Rabe suggests carbon tax less vulnerable to court challenge than other climate initiatives

Oct 22, 2020 Inside EPA/Climate

“We are going to have to be thinking of any bill, can it pass constitutional muster,” Rabe said during an October 15 Brookings Institution event. According to the Inside EPA/Climate article, he suggested tax policies are relatively impervious to...

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Rabe: Trump re-election would further marginalize EPA staff

Oct 21, 2020 Inside EPA

It would be an “opportunity [for the Trump administration] to consolidate and finalize” deregulatory rules and interpretations now pending at EPA or in the courts, said Barry Rabe during an Oct. 15 Brookings Institution webinar on the election’s...