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Banks speaks with Bloomberg Radio about the FISA extension
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, discusses the House’s passage of an extension to the Foreign intelligence Surveillance Act.
Banks analyzes Republican complaints against FBI on Bloomberg Radio
"It is fair to wonder about the [Christopher] Steele dossier and how it came into the hands of our intelligence community," said William Banks, professor of public administration and international affairs. "The bottom line, however, is that whatever role this dossier has played, our intelligence community had other sources that would have led them to the information about the Russian interference in the election even if Steele had never tried to share his dossier with the United States."
Banks discusses controversial FISA program on Bloomberg Radio
A Glass Half Full? Rebalance, Reassurance, and Resolve in the U.S.-China Strategic Relationship
Wolf, Arora study on PFL, nursing home costs featured in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Banks discusses enemy combatant detentions on Bloomberg Radio
Dennison discusses healthcare mergers in Consumer Reports
"We’re seeing consolidation in the healthcare delivery system at a rapid pace," says Tom Dennison, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion. "When you’re bigger, you have more leverage to negotiate prices."
Banks discusses new phase of Mueller investigation on Bloomberg Radio
Hou article on public service capitalization and real property value published in PF&TE
WP 203 Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance
Burman weighs in on a simpler tax code in the Huffington Post
"Radical simplification would be possible, but this bill is not radical simplification, regardless of how may props they use," says Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, about the GOP tax bill.
Lambright weighs in on nominee for NASA administrator in WIRED
"He [President Trump] doesn’t have to be an advocate of climate change research," says Harry Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs. "But he has to neutralize the idea that he is a climate change denier."
Lewis discusses military base realignments and closures in PA Times
Bifulco comments on Say Yes to Education in Cleveland.com article
Burman discusses GOP tax plan in Washington Post, CBS News, NY Times
"This is not a burden increase. People who qualify for premium tax credits and drop insurance are better off doing it (their cost of insurance doesn't change). Worse off are those who have incomes too high to qualify for credits and would face much higher premiums," says Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
Burman comments on the debate to end the estate tax in The Atlantic
If Gary Cohn, the White House chief economic adviser, "were trying to make a parody of the rich people’s argument for the estate tax, he couldn’t have done a better job,” says Leonard Burman, professor of public administration and international affairs and Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
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