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WGBH
Study says RTA funding needs to be revamped
This article highlights a new collaborative cSPA report examining the state of regional transit agencies in Massachusetts that found issues of inadequate funding, income disparities, and poor oversight.
NPR
Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws
This article references data from CIRCLE on Idaho’s youth voter registration, which grew faster than any other state between 2018 and 2022.
The Baltimore Sun
Don’t blame the politicians; blame the voters
This opinion piece cites A&S political scientist Brian Schaffner’s collaborative research on how voter attitudes about racism and sexism influenced the 2016 election.Are state’s 15 regional transit authorities ready for prime time?
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, is quoted about a new collaborative cSPA report examining the state of regional transit agencies in Massachusetts that found issues of inadequate funding, income disparities, and poor oversight.
MassLive
Getting there from here: New report lays out path to effective local transit
cSPA is among the collaborators on a new report examining the state of regional transit agencies in Massachusetts, highlighting the need for more reliable and flexible funding resources for these transportation services.The increasingly public fight over MBTA funding
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, is briefly quoted from his May 9 appearance on Radio Boston discussing the Massachusetts FY 2025 budget negotiations.
Young people could decide the 2024 election, but how do you get them to vote?
Multiple studies conducted at CIRCLE on state-by-state youth voter turnout in elections since 2014 and the impact of different registration requirements are referenced in this opinion column.
A New Push to Get Community College Students to the Polls
Adam Gismondi, director of NSLVE, comments on NSLVE data indicating that community college students tend to vote at lower rates than their four-year college peers.