by Ty Davison | Jun 8, 2026 | News & Commentary
Racial wealth gap widens as many workers of color lack retirement savings • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The racial wealth gap is widening as many workers of color go without retirement savings. The median wealth gap between Black and Hispanic families and white families...
by Ty Davison | May 29, 2026 | News & Commentary
Why Did the Murders Stop in Baltimore?: The city had the standard problem: About 61 “gangs” accounted for just 1 percent of Boston’s young people but 60 percent of the homicides. Armed with this knowledge, Braga and Harvard Kennedy School colleagues David Kennedy and...
by Ty Davison | May 24, 2026 | News & Commentary
Oral arguments are taking forever. Supreme Court justices have had enough | CNN Politics: Quiet grumbling for years over how the court conducts its oral argument sessions has increasingly slipped into public view during a series of appearances by some of the justices....
by Ty Davison | May 17, 2026 | News & Commentary
For a Boise family of medical providers, Idaho criminal trans bathroom ban was the last straw • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The Devitts have seen the Idaho Legislature and the governor approve a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in recent years. I don’t follow Idaho politics,...
by Ty Davison | May 9, 2026 | News & Commentary
At 7, she helped save Salem’s library. She’s just getting started – Salem Reporter: Zoey Harper didn’t have a script when she spoke in the Salem City Council chambers for the first time, back in April 2024. She was 7 years old. She needed a stepstool to reach...
