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U.S. News & World Report
Inside the Simple Formula Making Massachusetts Filthy Rich
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, is quoted at length about the economic and political state of Massachusetts, which leads the country in median annual income.
The Christian Science Monitor
In the US, civic participation is changing. What does that mean for communities?
CIRCLE's Sara Suzuki comments on the difficulty of Generation Z finding their “civic home,” saying if young people “find somewhere where they belong, somewhere where that attention can be translated into action, I think [that] would be really powerful.”
The Boston Globe
A broken housing market, soaring costs, and Trump 2.0 are killing the Mass. economy. It’s time to do something about it.
Evan Horowitz, director of cSPA says that Massachusetts leaders “nibble at policy changes, proudly proclaim that we’re making transformative [economic] investments, and then wonder why things don’t actually get better.”
The Boston Globe
Bills taking aim at Massachusetts ballot questions still on state lawmakers’ to-do list
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, explains the impact of changes made by the state legislature, allowing more flexibility to debate and negotiate bills. The article also references cSPA analysis that found the proposed 2026 ballot question to change the framework of the state’s Chapter 62F rule would increase the frequency and scale of refunds.
Could Prediction Markets Replace Election Polling?
The betting platforms call themselves good forecasters of who will win a race, but tracking their odds won’t supplant voter surveys, says a political scientist
USA Today
This small voting bloc could decide Maine's Senate race
Leela Strong, senior director of CIRCLE, is quoted in this USA Today piece,"There seems to be a resonance with young people and candidates who hear and see their concerns, specifically about the economy and about challenging systems that aren't working." This article was reprinted in over 100 additional outlets.
The Nation
How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy
The Tisch Scholars program is highlighted as an example of community-engaged civic learning, an alternative to corporate pathways, in higher education. Rising fourth-year A&S students Simisola Lawal and Claire Yao share their experiences.
ABC 11