Greg Nemet on CBS News: Expanding the Keystone XL Pipeline won't reduce gas prices
Professor with the La Follette School of Public Affairs notes that oil prices have been rising since last fall, when demand for gasoline was much lower.
Mark Copelovitch in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Despite crises, U.S.'s position in the world remains undiminished
Copelovitch, a professor with the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science, argues that problems like the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rising inflation haven't slowed the growth of the U.S. economy.
Andrew Reschowsky on NBC-15: Presidents have 'limited ability' to influence inflation
Emeritus professor with the La Follette School of Public Affairs says that releasing oil and investing in infrastructure are more likely to reduce high levels of inflation, but both strategies will take time.
Menzie Chinn and Mark Copelovitch in the Wisconsin Examiner: Federal pandemic relief spending not the driver of inflation
As Wisconsin legislators move to shift authority for spending federal funds to the Legislature, a pair of professors question assumptioins about what's driving inflation during the pandemic.
Greg Nemet on Wisconsin Public Radio: Fielding questions from fourth graders on environment, renewable energy
La Follette School of Public Affairs researcher responds to submitted questions by Green Bay fourth graders on how solar panels are made, wind power and energy use.
The politics of water
La Follette School of Public Affairs researcher Manny Teodoro studies water through an environmental justice lens.
Susan Webb Yackee in The Hill: Public input could address confusion over guidance documents
Governmental guidance documents like the ones the Centers for Disease Control issues on COVID-19 booster shots could be clearer if the public were involved in creating them, says Director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Greg Nemet in the Washington Post: U.S. renewable energy use quadrupled in last decade
La Follette School of Public Affairs researcher says even experts working on solar and wind energy are surprised by the increase.
Susan Yackee in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Students are flocking to public policy programs
Director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs thinks the trend is good for democracy.
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