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  • From Theory to Practice: The Impact of Ranked-Choice Voting in New York City

    From Theory to Practice: The Impact of Ranked-Choice Voting in New York City

    Lydia Woodley is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. This November, the largest city in the United States elected a new mayor, but what has many New Yorkers talking is not just who won—it’s how the candidates were chosen. Ranked-choice voting (RCV), the system used in the election, is becoming increasingly common across the…

  • Between Protection and Deportation: Deferred Action Dilemma for SIJS Youth 

    Between Protection and Deportation: Deferred Action Dilemma for SIJS Youth 

    They were promised safety, then told to wait.  Giovanna Calderon is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. In 1990, Congress created Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), an act that provides a pathway to American citizenship for vulnerable children—those abused, abandoned, and/or neglected by one or both parents—until the age of 21. Because SIJS is…

  • Inequality By Design: The Gender Pay Gap Is Widening, Again

    Inequality By Design: The Gender Pay Gap Is Widening, Again

    How much does 3 cents matter to you? Samantha Cotter is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. Since the 1960s, the gender pay gap has been gradually closing, until now. The gender pay gap has widened for the second year in a row, which has not happened in over 60 years. In 2025, women…

  • The Past, Present, and Future of the Housing Choice Voucher Program

    The Past, Present, and Future of the Housing Choice Voucher Program

    Caroline Wendzel is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. More than 770,000 people in the United States are homeless. At the same time, Americans with housing are struggling to pay for it more than ever—according to the Census Bureau, almost half of American renter households experience rent burden, spending over 30% of their income…

  • Two States, Two Insurance Crises

    Two States, Two Insurance Crises

    Chase Karbon is a staff writer and first-year MPP student. California and Florida have recently experienced devastating natural disasters resulting in billions of dollars of damage and thousands without homes to return to. In late September and early October 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit Florida. Months later, California experienced multiple wildfires in the greater…