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Reeher comments on lack of dominant Dem candidate in 2020 in The Hill
Karas Montez discusses college major, future health on KJZZ Radio
Lovely weighs in on Trump's trade stance during G-7 summit in Associated Press
"Unless there’s congressional intervention, it’s hard to see where this goes," says Mary Lovely, professor emeritus of economics at the Maxwell School, about President Trump's combative trade stance.
Reeher discusses Trump, Sessions in USA Today
"The sense of tradition is very strong in the Senate—there's a level of mutual respect and having each other's back," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, about Senate Republicans' support of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Student Antonio Michel discusses participatory budgeting in PA Times
"Participatory Budgeting can be effective and yield important benefits, particularly when carried out in larger cities, and when the citizens can get involved in various ways," writes M.P.A. candidate Antonio Michel.
Andrew Cohen discusses tariffs and trade on WAER
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White quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on Trump, executive power
"A president might do all kinds of inappropriate things, but if members of Congress don’t want to impeach the president, the president won’t be impeached," says Steven White, assistant professor of political science.
Lovely weighs in on Trump's NAFTA negotiations in Associated Press
"This divide-and-conquer strategy is not entirely unexpected, especially now that the three-way negotiating process seems to have hit a wall," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics, on President Trump's NAFTA talks.
Dennison weighs in on recent Upstate controversies on Syracuse.com
Lovely discusses trade, tariffs in Washington Post, Bloomberg, Marketplace
These new tariffs will “almost surely not” cause a recession, says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. “This industry is important but it’s not that important. Costs will rise. We’ll see some job dislocation…but we will not see a recession,” she adds.