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  • The More Information, the Better: The Impact of the SEC’s Withdrawal of Climate Disclosure Rules

    The More Information, the Better: The Impact of the SEC’s Withdrawal of Climate Disclosure Rules

    Written by Leo Martin, staff writer and second-year MPA student. Edited by Jacob Carson, Executive Editor and second-year MPP student. On March 27th, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to end the defense of the Biden-era climate disclosure rules, which required publicly traded firms to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate-based risks associated…

  • Before the Storm: The Administrative Reforms States Can Make Now

    Before the Storm: The Administrative Reforms States Can Make Now

    Lydia Woodley is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Part one of this series addressed budgetary changes states can make as FEMA faces defunding, and Emergency Management departments nationwide feel the strain. This article turns to the administrative side, the structural changes states can implement to better meet the unpredictable demands of disaster response.…

  • Before the Storm: The Budget Case for State Disaster Preparedness

    Before the Storm: The Budget Case for State Disaster Preparedness

    Lydia Woodley is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Crises and natural disasters strike worldwide every year, leaving countless victims in desperate need of recovery assistance. Events such as hurricanes, wildfires, and floods have become increasingly frequent and severe, often overwhelming local resources and prompting affected individuals and localities to seek help from organizations…

  • The Post-Roe Economy: How Reproductive Policy is Quietly Reshaping the Nation’s Economy

    The Post-Roe Economy: How Reproductive Policy is Quietly Reshaping the Nation’s Economy

    Samantha Marcotte is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. Four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the economic consequences of abortion restrictions are no longer hypothetical – they are measurable. While abortion continues to be debated as a moral issue, far less attention has been directed toward the ways in which…

  • AI Regulation is a Human Rights Issue

    AI Regulation is a Human Rights Issue

    Not just a tech policy debate. Samantha Marcotte is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming embedded in the systems that determine who gets hired, who receives credit, who qualifies for public benefits, and who is flagged by law enforcement. Yet much of the public debate around AI focuses…