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    Uncapping the SALT Deduction Won’t Help Working Class Families

    David Trimmer is a staff writer and a second-year MPA student. Introduction On February 8, 2023, Congress’s Bipartisan SALT Caucus relaunched with the hope of repealing the cap… Read more “Uncapping the SALT Deduction Won’t Help Working Class Families”

    March 29, 2023 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Sexism and the City

    Julia Vanella is contributing writer. She graduated from Trachtenberg with an MPP in December 2022. Women’s Unaccounted for Needs in Urban Design Cities and corresponding infrastructure have historically… Read more “Sexism and the City”

    March 8, 2023 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Op-ed: It’s Time to Expand the House of Representatives

    David Trimmer is a staff writer and a second-year MPA student. Introduction Since 1913, the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives has remained at 435.… Read more “Op-ed: It’s Time to Expand the House of Representatives”

    February 1, 2023 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution

    Nathan Varnell is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Going on three years since the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset, remote work is quickly rendering the 9-to-5 office model… Read more “Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution”

    February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Medicare Price Negotiation: Next Steps for Healthcare Reform

    Patrick Carr is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. Signed into law by President Joe Biden in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) updated Medicare drug… Read more “Medicare Price Negotiation: Next Steps for Healthcare Reform”

    January 20, 2023 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Op-Ed: I am a Type 1 Diabetic. Here’s Why the FDA’s Menu Labeling Law Should Include Small Entities

    Julia Vanella is contributing writer. She graduated from Trachtenberg with an MPP in December 2022. Personal Experience With the Lack of Nutritional Information at Restaurants  In February 2022,… Read more “Op-Ed: I am a Type 1 Diabetic. Here’s Why the FDA’s Menu Labeling Law Should Include Small Entities”

    January 20, 2023 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Coping with the Far-Right: How Should the U.S. Handle Italy’s New Prime Minister?

    Yaokun Shen is a staff writer and a second-year MPP student. The Italian Far Right The recent electoral victory of Giorgia Meloni and her party, Brothers of… Read more “Coping with the Far-Right: How Should the U.S. Handle Italy’s New Prime Minister?”

    November 28, 2022 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Where Refundable Tax Credits Fall Flat

    Patrick Carr is a staff writer and first-year MPP student. The publication of new data from the Census Bureau on poverty in the United States has bolstered… Read more “Where Refundable Tax Credits Fall Flat”

    November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 by briefpolicyperspectives

    The Vehicle Safety Standard Bias: How Male-Based Crash Testing Leaves Female Drivers in the Backseat

    Julia Vanella is staff writer and a third-year MPP student. Vehicle Safety Standards Are Not Neutral Vehicles today are required to pass various safety standard crash tests… Read more “The Vehicle Safety Standard Bias: How Male-Based Crash Testing Leaves Female Drivers in the Backseat“

    November 7, 2022 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Measuring the prospects of Newsom’s newest housing laws

    Nathan Varnell is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Housing affordability nationwide has reached historic lows in the past decade, and home ownership in West Coast… Read more “Measuring the prospects of Newsom’s newest housing laws”

    November 7, 2022 by briefpolicyperspectives

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