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Rural Midwest

New Member Spotlight: L.J. McElravy Advocates for Compromise in Nebraska

SSN is excited to welcome L.J. McElravy, an associate professor of leadership at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as the 1900th member to join the...
Data

New Member Spotlight: Tejas Narechania Advocates for Tech Governance Through Public Comments

“I think public comment opportunities are a really good way to try to highlight the work that you’ve done, bring it to a larger audience, and...
Climate seminar

4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on International Climate Summit

With COP28 (the annual international climate summit convened by the United Nations) kicking off in a few days, all eyes are on the climate crisis and...
Abortion rights

3 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Ohio Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

Abortion is on the ballot tomorrow in Ohio. If the ballot measure passes, it would protect the right to abortion up through fetal viability—or about...
Computer screen

2 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on AI Executive Order

President Biden issued an executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) today, focused on managing its risks by requiring new safety assessments as...
Wetland

4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on EPA Wetlands Rule

To comply with the Supreme Court's recent Sackett decision, the EPA issued a final rule that could strip protections from a large portion of America's...
internet

3 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Internet Connectivity Funding

Today President Biden announced more than $42 billion in new federal funding to expand high-speed internet access across the nation, in an effort to...
Utah

Chapter Spotlight: For Utah SSN, a Deep and Fast-Paced Dive into Policy

“We had an idea of some of the bills that were going to come up. We wanted to figure out how to get people prepared to engage in a way that might be...
San Diego chapter

Chapter Spotlight: San Diego SSN Collaborates with Civic Organizations in Their City

“As advocates, we decided that working directly with academics to help engage in the design of experiments, as well as the dissemination of critical...
Voting Booth

Member Spotlight: Zoltan Hajnal’s Years-Long Push for On-Cycle Elections

“The easiest, most politically viable, and most effective way to expand turnout and make local democracy more representative is to shift the timing of...