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Tufts Civic Semester
Follow along with our Tufts Civic Semester students in Thailand and Peru through their blogs and Instagram posts.
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Material Witness: Then and Now
Visit us in Barnum Hall to see an exhibit by Boston artist and Tisch College Coordinator Nancy Marks drawing on her mother's experience as a Holocaust survivor to explore how creativity processes loss, amplifies voices, and sparks dialogue.
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Big Data for Democracy
Tisch College has one of the biggest research teams in the U.S. devoted to understanding the challenges to our democracy—and the opportunities to build and sustain it. We use that scholarship to inform our own programming at Tufts and to drive national conversations about voting and elections, the role of citizens, the health of democratic institutions, and the power of young people.
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WBUR
Why a 45-year-old tax law is back under the microscope
Evan Horowitz of cSPA joined WBUR's Morning Edition to explain why Proposition 2 1/2, the 45-year-old Massachusetts law that limits how much cities and towns can raise property taxes in a given year, is in the spotlight.
The Boston Globe
Municipal association raises questions about 'Prop. 2.5′ levy barrier
A joint report between the Massachusetts Municipal Association and cSPA on the "perfect storm" created by the impact of levy limits, rising costs, and slow growth in state aid on municipal budgets across Massachusetts is covered in this Boston Globe piece.
WBUR
Without federal action, thousands in Mass. may see insurance premiums rise
Evan Horowitz of the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) joined WBUR's Morning Edition to break down rising insurance premiums and who will be affected.
Fox News
Sanders urged Harris to focus 'on the working class, not just on abortion,' book reveals
This article cites data from CIRCLE that Kamala Harris included in her book “107 Days,” in which she notes that 40 percent of young voters put the economy and jobs as their top issue for the 2024 election.
WBUR
30 years gone: Boston man leaves prison after landmark court decision
TUPIT's Hilary Binda shares the mission of the re-entry program MyTERN, of which she is founder and executive director.Upcoming Events
