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”
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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”
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”
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”
Protecting Bald Eagles from Lead Poisoning: State-Level Policy Solutions
Reeve Jacobus, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Although the bald eagle was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007, it is nevertheless illegal to hunt the… Read more “Protecting Bald Eagles from Lead Poisoning: State-Level Policy Solutions”
Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates
Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the last few days of the Obama administration, former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Acting Director Thomas R.… Read more “Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates”
GW WonkCast S4E4: Below the Fold: The Role of Civilians in Military Decision-making and Taxing Online Purchases
Join co-hosts Nathalie Grogan and Erik LaDue for our last Below the Fold segment of the semester! Contact us at wonkcast@gmail.com or on Facebook. Subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to #staywonky.… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E4: Below the Fold: The Role of Civilians in Military Decision-making and Taxing Online Purchases”
GW WonkCast S4E3: Below the Fold: Conflict at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Implications for Immigration Policy
Join co-hosts Gabe Moss and Nathalie Grogan for an in-depth Below the Fold focused on the nuances and impacts of recent events developing at the U.S.-Mexico border.… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E3: Below the Fold: Conflict at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Implications for Immigration Policy”
What the Caspian Sea’s New Legal Status Could Mean for Global Security
Ethan Steakley, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body of water and its fourth largest oil and natural gas… Read more “What the Caspian Sea’s New Legal Status Could Mean for Global Security”
Measuring Migrant Happiness: The 2018 World Happiness Report and Implications for Public Policy
Lena Nour, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Many Americans consider the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right and one of our nation’s founding freedoms. In 2012,… Read more “Measuring Migrant Happiness: The 2018 World Happiness Report and Implications for Public Policy”
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