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"Making government financial data open and accessible to all is the right thing to do, and it is long overdue. Financial transparency is absolutely essential to maintaining trust between governments and the public. Equally important is giving governments the resources to get the most value out of the data they produce." Stephanie Leiser on the Financial Data Transparency Act.
XBRL US
"No amount of health care can compensate for our lack of investment in prevention. As Frederick Douglass said, 'It's easier to build strong children than repair broken men. Sometimes building strong kids comes as an infection-fighting jab in their arms and sometimes it's the passage of a potent policy that helps poor and middle-class families alike." Luke Shaefer on renewing the expanded Child Tax Credit.
The Hill
"I wouldn't necessarily lowball expectations. But I would temper those against the fact that the margins are narrow, there's a saturated agenda, a very inexperienced legislature and the 2024 elections are already here." Barry Rabe on climate action in Michigan.
Bridge Detroit
"Putin will likely promote Russian gains in Bakhmut as a strategic sign of renewed momentum that can carry over into different parts of the campaign. The reality, however, will probably be far different as the war has shown thus far. And Ukraine is very likely to push against Russian formations there or elsewhere in the near future." Javed Ali.
Newsweek
"We thought we'd see inflation start to come down, and instead what we've seen is inflation really sort of entrenched. If there's no real progress, then that says, does the Fed need to take stronger action? And if the Fed needs to take stronger action, what does that mean for the risk to peoples' livelihoods?" Betsey Stevenson.
DBusiness
"If all countries are trying to bring down prices, that's likely to have an impact on global inflation. It could be that they will have to raise interest rates by less individually, since all of them are now kind of moving in the same direction." Kathryn Dominguez on the impact of Japan's increasing interest rates.
NPR Marketplace
"It's baffling to me that it wasn't more popular. The enhanced payment may have been lost in the wash of stimulus money Americans received at the height of the pandemic." Natasha Pilkauskas on the expanded Child Tax Credit.
Los Angeles Times
"It offers opportunities to both parties. [Stabenow] opened her announcement by talking about how much talent is in the state." Jenna Bednar on Senator Stabenow (D-MI) announcing she will not run for another term.
Newsweek
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