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July 30, 2013 - In The Media
"Study Says N.C. Better Than Most At Handling Tax Dollars"
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July 29, 2013 - Press release
Report Finds Cost-Benefit Analyses Improve Budget Choices & Taxpayer Results
A new report shows cost-benefit analyses have helped states make better investments of public dollars by identifying programs and policies that deliver high returns. However, the majority of states are not yet consistently using this approach ... Read More
July 13, 2013 - In The Media
"LA Juvenile System Sets Trend with Revamp"
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July 10, 2013 - In The Media
"World Population Focus on India, Part 1: Sex Education"
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July 5, 2013 - In The Media
"Girl-child education: Kano, Jigawa understudy Ekiti"
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June 25, 2013 - In The Media
"Bill Clinton Talks Budgets at National Constitution Center"
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June 12, 2013 - In The Media
"The Influence of Neuroscience on US Supreme Court Decisions about Adolescents' Criminal Culpability"
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May 30, 2013 - Publication
Demographic Methodology Provides Fuller Profile of Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the U.S.
A brief issued by the MacArthur-supported Migration Policy Institute offers a current demographic profile of noncitizens in the United States based on the first national self-reported data regarding legal status. Using data generated by a U ... Read More
May 30, 2013 - From the field
Fellowship to Connect Scholars with Policy Practitioners
The University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy has named Brett Goldstein, Chief Data and Information Officer for the City of Chicago, as its inaugural Fellow in Urban Science. Read More
May 28, 2013 - Publication
Analyzing the Status of Local Pension Funding
The report attributes the declining health of Chicago-area public pension funds in large part to inadequate employer contributions over a sustained period and recent investment losses. Read More
May 21, 2013 - In The Media
"City Hall's Pension Spiral Worsens "
From Crain's Chicago Business
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May 16, 2013 - Publication
Contributing to a Stronger American Democracy: President’s Essay
In his annual essay, MacArthur President Robert Gallucci focuses on what MacArthur is doing to help strengthen American democracy. Read More
May 15, 2013 - Publication
Evaluating the FY2014 Illinois State Budget
A report from the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability supports Governor Pat Quinn’s recommended $62.4 billion FY2014 Illinois state budget for balancing revenues and expenditures without borrowing and making progress toward ... Read More
May 7, 2013 - In The Media
"Gov. Chafee: R.I. Selected for 'Results First' Program of Data-Driven Policy Making"
From the Providence Journal
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