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Chapter Spotlight: Maine SSN Works to Improve Poll Worker Recruitment and Trust in Elections

“ Poll workers are an integral part of Maine’s election system. The research that Dr. Glover, Dr. LaBouff and Dr. LeVan are conducting is giving us...
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4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on California Housing Ballot Measure

Yesterday Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is putting forward a ballot measure before voters in 2024 that would help house an estimated 10,000...
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Member Spotlight: Neda Maghbouleh on Improving the U.S. Census

“ At the American Medical Association, we are working to refine our data systems to include Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a separate...
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7 Experts for Timely Analysis of Bills Targeting Transgender People

This year, an increasing number of states across the country are considering bills that target transgender people - from restricting access to health...
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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...
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4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Debt Ceiling Crisis

As the debt ceiling standoff continues, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is releasing new budget projections today, which will provide insight on...
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Member Spotlight: Two Different Perspectives, One Impactful OpEd

What do a sociologist and an engineer have in common? For professors Michael Haedicke and Jean MacRae , who study environmental pollutants from...
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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...
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3 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on SCOTUS LGBTQ Rights Case

Today the Supreme Court is hearing 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis , a case concerning a web designer who objected to working with same-sex couples on...
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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...