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6 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Expanded Child Tax Credit Bill

There have been recent developments in Congress in regards to the bipartisan tax package that would include an expanded Child Tax Credit. For...
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Maine SSN Builds Pipeline for Policy Impact with Fellows Program

"Faculty members and scholars have a wealth of knowledge and information that can help inform and shape the major debates in our state." - John...
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Todd Swanstrom Works to Address the Need for Home Repairs in St. Louis and Beyond

"The research completed by Professor Swanstrom and his team allowed the Home Repair Network to jumpstart a lot of the work that we aim to do over the...
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SSN in the Trump GOP Era

President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have set out to take national debates and policy in abrupt new directions. Scholars have...
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SSN Scholars Report Findings on Paid Family Leave from Research Supported by the U.S. Department of Labor

The Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor supports research and analyses to inform the development and implementation of state-level programs...
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No Jargon Mini-Series on Why Candidates Fail to Represent U.S. Diversity

With the 2018 elections coming up, it makes sense to ask who runs for office and why. In this archive No Jargon mini-series, three SSN scholars...
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The Rise and Polarizing Impact of Donald Trump

As the Republican Party officially nominates reality TV star and real estate mogul Donald Trump for president, Americans are polarized in reactions to...
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The Supreme Court’s Immigration Impasse

“The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court.” With these nine words about the United States v. Texas case, the Supreme Court halted...
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Meet the SSN Graduate Fellows for 2015-16

Regional and working groups in the Scholars Strategy Network choose a graduate student fellow each year. Our fourth class includes twenty young women...
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SSN Forum on Building Democratic Support for Equitable Carbon Pricing

Raising the price of carbon dioxide emissions would mitigate climate damage by reducing demand for non-renewable energy sources like oil, coal, and...