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Medicare For All Vs. The Current Health Care System
In last week’s Discussion Points, we talked about the future of the health care debate and moving beyond the status quo (Link here). Having been emboldened by the pivot to health care during the government shutdown, some Democrats are starting to promote Medicare For All (MFA) more publicly than they have
What The Latest ACS Data Tell Us About School Enrollment
At the end of January, the Census Bureau released the results of its American Community Survey (ACS), a trove of data about several aspects of American life. This week, we take a look at the latest ACS estimates on K-12 school enrollment (ACS 1-year estimates for 2024) and compare them
The Future Of The Health Care Debate
With last fall’s government shutdown, health care is back in the spotlight as a major policy focus in Washington. Democrats believe that making the midterm elections about health care will favor them. This is an issue that has historically favored Democrats with our latest survey for Winning the Issues showing
Second Time Around For A Government Shutdown?
Neither party came out of last fall’s shutdown as a winner, but Democrats took more hits than Republicans. From our tracking for Winning the Issues, our November post-shutdown survey showed that Republicans ended the shutdown at 37-58 favorable-unfavorable, and in January, are currently at 41-53 fav-unfav. Democrats ended the shutdown
Roll Call: Another Democratic shutdown – Is it Groundhog Day again?
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the possibility of another government shutdown. Democrats didn’t come out favorably after the last shutdown, which centered on the specific issue of extending the temporary enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, which was itself viewed somewhat positively by the
What Keeps Higher Ed Leaders Up At Night?
The American Council on Education (ACE) has released its Winter Term Pulse Points Survey. These latest data examine the perspectives of higher education leaders across a variety of issues, revealing their priorities and concerns for the coming year. As part of the survey, leaders were presented with a series of