Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Heflin Quoted in Newsweek Article on the Farm Bill Reauthorization and Its Impact on SNAP Benefits
“If the appropriations bills are not passed by the end of December, January benefits will still go out because SNAP benefits are obligated in the prior month (December),” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Agriculture, Food Security, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Reeher Weighs In on Biden’s Involvement in Harris’s Campaign in Newsweek Article
“I think it's risky,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “Many Democrats and others got excited about the Harris campaign precisely because it wasn't a Biden campaign.”
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher Speaks to Newsweek About Kamala Harris Winning Over White Voters in Recent Polling
Grant Reeher, professor of political science professor, says some of it “is probably being driven by the enthusiasm among the white left voters for her candidacy.”
See related: Political Parties, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Elections, United States
Murrett Discusses the War in Ukraine With the Associated Press, Deutsche Welle and Newsweek
“The situation is still highly fluid, but with clear signs that the Russian command and control of responding units is still coming together, with all-important unity of command not yet achieved,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, International Affairs, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
Murrett Quoted in Newsweek Articles on the War in Ukraine
“I think both Ukrainians and the Russians are surprised by what has happened, in particular in the opportunities that this has offered to the Ukrainians in terms of going further in the Kursk region than they probably had anticipated when they started,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: China, Conflict, Defense & Security, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
Reeher Speaks with The Hill, Newsweek about Kamala Harris’s Presidential Campaign
“Harris also has some of the traits that a lot of Democrats were looking for,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “Her early performance has been good, and she's picking up some good endorsements. The money is coming in. All this has been widely reported in the press, which furthers the impression of new viability.”
See related: Federal, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher Discusses President Biden’s Withdrawal, Kamala Harris With Newsweek, Spectrum and WAER
“Harris will likely reinvigorate the energy and enthusiasm behind the campaign—one can feel that already,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “The early fundraising is a good sign for her.”
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Taylor Weighs In on Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan in Newsweek Article
“The idea of a peace plan for Russia's war against Ukraine sounds nice, but the ideas proposed by two Trump advisers would not be acceptable to either Russia or Ukraine,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States
Koch Quoted in Newsweek Article on Saudi Arabia’s Global Sports Investments
Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment, says the Saudi monarch-in-waiting “is more concerned about selling these projects to his people than he is in selling them to the West. So, all of these big sports investments have to be carefully positioned as somehow contributing to Saudi national interests.”
See related: Government, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa
Reeher Discusses the Biden-Trump Debate with AFP, The Globe and Mail, The Hill and Newsweek
“Trump seemed to bring almost every issue back to immigration and the harms he asserted were coming from that—that was obviously one of his main strategies. President Biden seemed to address different policy questions more in their own terms. He talked fast and in a staccato, hoarse whisper,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Congress, Federal, New York State, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States