Today’s Public Administrators asks administrators working in the public sphere about their experience implementing and shaping policy on the ground. This segment talks with Dr. Dominica McBride,… Read more “Today’s Public Administrators: Dr. Dominica McBride”
Category: Social Policy
Unfair Welfare: The TANF Resources Problem
David Meni, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives This article comes from a working paper by Michael Wiseman and David Meni at the GW Institute of Public… Read more “Unfair Welfare: The TANF Resources Problem”
Revoking Voting Rights as Criminal Punishment
Chelsea Lenhart, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Earlier this year, the Maryland General Assembly took an unprecedented step to restore voting rights to more than 40,000… Read more “Revoking Voting Rights as Criminal Punishment”
On Righting a Wrong – Exoneration Can’t Be the Last Step
Marisa Kanof, MPP, Executive Editor, Brief Policy Perspectives The United States has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Statistics for 2014 show that about… Read more “On Righting a Wrong – Exoneration Can’t Be the Last Step”
A Woman’s Work: Policy Solutions for the Emotional Labor Gap
David Meni, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives, with contributions from Sophie Krensky, Vital Voices Global Partnership When much of the national media dialogue surrounding the gender… Read more “A Woman’s Work: Policy Solutions for the Emotional Labor Gap”
Even When Valuing “Morality,” Defunding Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Add Up
Chelsea Lenhart, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives 2015 shifted the political climate and put Planned Parenthood on the defensive. In July, the anti-abortion group Center for… Read more “Even When Valuing “Morality,” Defunding Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Add Up”
Better Than the Minimum Wage – Refundable Tax Credits and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Conor McGrath, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A debate over raising the minimum wage has recently found its way into the 2016 Presidential Debate. Among the… Read more “Better Than the Minimum Wage – Refundable Tax Credits and the Earned Income Tax Credit”
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