Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Reeher weighs in on Elizabeth Warren's campaign strategy in TIME
"When you put out things that people can get behind, you also put out things that people can criticize," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, about Senator Warren's campaign strategy to release detailed policy positions early on in the primary cycle.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Keck discusses the history of packing the Supreme Court on C-SPAN
"The size of the court is not specified in the constitution and it's changed multiple times…in the first 100 years it was a regular occurrence for Congress to change the size of the Supreme Court," says Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.
See related: Congress, SCOTUS, United States
Nabatchi discusses volume, administration of FOIA requests in Federal News Network
According to Tina Nabatchi, Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration, the ratio between workforce and number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests appears difficult to manage.
See related: Congress, Federal, United States
Shana Gadarian article on how information helps voters published in Urban Affairs Review
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Bybee discusses civility in current political times on NPR
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Dickey speaks with CNBC about government shutdown, legal challenges
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Maxwell MPA program launches data analytics area of study, internship
“Codifying Data Analytics for Public Policy as an area of study will allow us to deepen and expand our relationships with top employers in this area and ensure that Maxwell remains at the leading edge of this rapidly evolving field,” said Chair and Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Robert Bifulco about Maxwell's new area of study in Data Analytics for Public Policy.
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Maxwell X Lab, City of Syracuse collaboration improves tax collection process
Maxwell X Lab, part of the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, recently completed a series of projects designed to reduce overdue property tax bills in the City of Syracuse. So far, the initiative has helped the City to recoup more than $1.4 million in overdue property taxes, and hundreds of additional properties were prompted to get current on their bills, preventing more costly and troublesome outcomes for both the owner and the City alike.
See related: Housing, State & Local
Maxwell X Lab helps City of Syracuse recoup $1.4 million in overdue property taxes
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Local Influence
The new mayor, Ben Walsh '05 M.P.A., highlights the number of alumni in Syracuse city and Onondaga County government.
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