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Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum quoted on state legislature redistricting involvement

8.14.25 | St. Louis Public Radio

Crum comments on the interesting parallel between today and the late 1800s as both periods are ones of intense partisan polarization.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says Missouri Medicaid enrollment exceeds expectations after expansion

8.11.25 | St. Louis Post Dispatch

Medicaid expansion offers a faster path than disability enrollment

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum Alabama blogs about Alabama congressional redistricting litigation

8.8.25 | Election Law Blog

A three-judge district court in the Alabama congressional redistricting litigation declined to bail-in the State to the VRA’s preclearance regime.

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld interviewed on Marketplace

8.6.25 | Marketplace

Rosenfeld says this strike is something of a return-to-form for the labor movement nationwide.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Peter Boumgarden pens op-ed on impact of tariffs uncertainty

8.4.25 | The Conversation

Rapid trade policy shifts leave small businesses at a disadvantage.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on the paperwork struggles of Medicaid work requirements

7.30.25 | Missouri Independent

Looming Medicaid work requirements could worsen Missouri backlogs in social services

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on Texas removing 1.8 million people from health care plan

7.26.25 | Newsweek

McBride says the group we are concerned about is those who have become uninsured or who lost the coverage for procedural reasons.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum comments on likelihood of Missouri redistricting

7.24.25 | STL NPR

If states weren’t allowed to change their maps in the middle of the decade, it could create logistical problems.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on Centene, pending federal cuts to Medicaid

7.14.25 | St. Louis Post Dispatch

Out-of-pocket premiums for individuals might increase 40% or more, probably increasing the likelihood of people dropping their plans.

New journal article on the Caregiving Gap by Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Caity Collins uses Center TASS survey data

7.10.25 | Journal of Men and Masculinities

New article focuses on one important, understudied cultural dimension that shapes men’s time spent in care: confidence

Weidenbaum Center Public Policy speaker Pauline Kim says AI’s hiring discrimination exists as a result of human hiring discrimination

7.5.25 | Fortune

Workday and Amazon’s alleged AI employment biases are among myriad ‘oddball results’ that could exacerbate hiring discrimination

Federal "Megabill" would shift billions in costs to Missouri taxpayers, warns Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Tim McBride

7.3.25 | Missouri Independent

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says we will lose people who won't be qualified due to work or paperwork requirements