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Kleinman on safe Ann Arbor streets

Sep 8, 2023 WEMU
Molly Kleinman, WEMU: Molly Kleinman is a member of the Ann Arbor Transportation Commission. "As it turns out, people want to live on streets that are safe and where they are not experiencing cars flying down them all day." Kleinman says by...
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Shaefer on simplifying access to cash assistance

Sep 8, 2023 Detroit Free Press
Luke Shaefer, Detroit Free Press: “In a lot of our programs, especially cash assistance, some states make it much much much much harder to get benefits and some states make it easier,” said H. Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and a...
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Ivacko on trust in local government

Sep 6, 2023 Democrat & Chronicle
Tom Ivacko, Democrat & Chronicle: Political scandals have long contributed to declining trust in all levels of government, stretching back to the days of Watergate, said Tom Ivacko, who heads the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy at the...
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Women's workforce participation encouraging - Stevenson

Sep 4, 2023 Marketplace
Betsey Stevenson, Marketplace: “Men’s labor force participation has been growing, but women’s has been growing by just a tiny bit more,” noted Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan. That’s been a happy surprise, she said,...
Betsey Stevenson
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Medicare drug price negotiations an important first step - Cohn

Sep 1, 2023 WNYC
Jonathan Cohn, WNYC: The immediate cause was an enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, that big law that Biden and the Democrats passed last year. It's probably best known for its climate provisions. This is the law that puts all this money into...
Jonathan Cohn
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"Appropriative" patents a long-term problem - Parthasarathy

Sep 1, 2023 NPR Planet Money
The way that a lot of pharmaceutical companies got their knowledge was often from going to other countries and finding out about Indigenous knowledge and then coming back and testing that. So there's a famous case of Eli Lilly patenting a treatment...
Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom
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Ciorciari on China's reaction to US-Japan-South Korea accords

Aug 25, 2023 VOA
John Ciorciari, VOA: John Ciorciari, professor of research and policy engagement at the University of Michigan, said in an email to VOA Khmer that in the short term, China will likely act assertively to show that closer cooperation among South...
John Ciorciari
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No fear for Halloween candy prices - Deardorff

Aug 25, 2023 The Messenger
Alan Deardorff, The Messenger: "For decades the U.S. policy on sugar has been to protect the sugar market to keep the price above the world price," said Alan Deardorff, a professor emeritus of public policy and economics at the University of...
Alan Deardorff
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Reluctance to changes in Medicare and Social Security endure - Hanson

Aug 25, 2023 The National Desk
Jonathan Hanson, The National Desk: “While people certainly support the continuation of Social Security and Medicare, and don't want those programs to cut their benefits, people are also reluctant to pay additional cost right now to help sustain...
Jon Hanson
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Cohn on why Michigan is reaching out to workers in red states

Aug 25, 2023 Michigan Radio
Jonathan Cohn, Michigan Radio: "These ads are not subtle. They are very clearly saying to people that no matter your sexual or gender identity, if you are in a state where that is being questioned or attacked or your rights are being threatened,...
Jonathan Cohn
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Third-party candidate would "dent" Biden - Hanson

Aug 17, 2023 WLNS
Jonathan Hanson, WLNS: Political expert Jonathan Hanson, a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, believes that based on these polls we could see similar results to the 2020 election with Biden winning, unless a third-party...
Jonathan Hanson
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Natural disasters can have an effect on climate skeptics - Raimi

Aug 3, 2023 Associated Press
Kaitlin Raimi, Associated Press: And highly visible events in places where they’re not normally expected — like heat waves in places without air conditioning infrastructure, or wildfire smoke on the East Coast and in the Midwest — can be more...
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Jacob's study on teacher loan forgiveness cited in Chalkbeat

Aug 1, 2023 Chalkbeat
Brian Jacob, Chalkbeat: “The program has really good intentions,” said Brian Jacob, a professor at the University of Michigan and coauthor of the study. But, ultimately, “it’s not effective as it’s currently structured.” “The teachers in schools...
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MEDC cited as a model for other states

Jul 13, 2023 Chalkbeat Colorado
Chalkbeat Colorado: Strunk said she sees Michigan, where she previously was an education professor, as a model. The Michigan Education Data Center, created through a partnership between the state education department and its flagship public...
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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...
Jenna Bednar
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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...
Barry Rabe
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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...
Justin Wolfers
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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...
Alan Deardorff
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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...
Susan Page
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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....
Jon Hanson
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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...
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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...
Shobita Parthasarathy