Julie Balla, MPA Candidate Time is the most precious commodity – let’s see if we can find ways to give our fellow citizens more of it. –… Read more “Regulatory Sludge: Reducing Paperwork to Preserve Our Time”
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More Evidence, Better Policy: Understanding the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act
Lena Nour, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The American people are more skeptical of public institutions today than they have been for the better part of… Read more “More Evidence, Better Policy: Understanding the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act”
GW WonkCast S4E7: Below the Fold: State Medicaid Buy-in Programs, Overseas Contingency Operations, Green New Deal Federal Jobs Guarantee
Join co-hosts Nathalie Grogan, Erik LaDue, and Eli Richman for a lively discussion of important developments unfolding in public policy. Contact us at wonkcast@gmail.com or on Facebook. Subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher,… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E7: Below the Fold: State Medicaid Buy-in Programs, Overseas Contingency Operations, Green New Deal Federal Jobs Guarantee”
Notes from the Policy Field: Expanding Opportunity Through Evidence-Based Transportation Policy
Event: Expanding Opportunity at State and Local Levels through Evidence-Based Policymaking Date: January 31, 2019 Notes from the Policy Field provides write-ups of policy-oriented events in Washington,… Read more “Notes from the Policy Field: Expanding Opportunity Through Evidence-Based Transportation Policy”
GW WonkCast S4E6: Below the Fold: Regulating Scooters, Raising the Smoking Age to 100, DHS’s “Fake” University
Join co-hosts Nathalie Grogan, Gabriel Moss, and Eli Richman as they go below the fold. We also debut a new segment for you this week: Out There… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E6: Below the Fold: Regulating Scooters, Raising the Smoking Age to 100, DHS’s “Fake” University”
GW WonkCast S4E5: Below the Fold: Baby Bonds, Medicare Reform, and Paul Whelan
Co-hosts Nathalie Grogan, Eli Richman, and Erik LaDue cover a lot of ground in this week’s podcast, from Cory Booker’s Baby Bonds proposal to Medicare coverage reform… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E5: Below the Fold: Baby Bonds, Medicare Reform, and Paul Whelan”
Not-So-Affordable Housing: Addressing Impacts on Low-Income Renters
Maya Pendleton, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A growing body of research suggests that increasing housing costs uniquely impact renters, particularly low-income renters. Researchers have linked eviction… Read more “Not-So-Affordable Housing: Addressing Impacts on Low-Income Renters”
Legalization of Medical Cannabis as a Policy Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Thomas J. Rachko Jr., MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives An advertisement displayed on a bikeshare dock near GW’s campus proclaims “Choose Plants Over Pills.” The advertisement… Read more “Legalization of Medical Cannabis as a Policy Response to the Opioid Epidemic”
Understanding Linguistic Discrimination: Consequences and Policy Responses
Lena Nour, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Could the sound of your voice be subject to discrimination? This year marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v.… Read more “Understanding Linguistic Discrimination: Consequences and Policy Responses”
The Promise of Free Community College and What States Deliver
Caitlyn Valadez, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Mamie Voight of the Institute for Higher Education Policy once noted that ”free is a message that works.” The… Read more “The Promise of Free Community College and What States Deliver”
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