copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2024-07-30): The tools of economic analysis teach students to think logically, use data smartly, and build analytic and problem-solving skills Each year, close to 10,000 students from across the nation take the chance to shine while being tested on key micro and macroeconomic principles, as well as their knowledge of the world economy. [...] We’re proud to support young economics enthusiasts today, so they’re well-positioned to shape the very best tomorrow.
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2024-04-08): This issue brief examines the factors that precipitated the current student debt landscape, and details how both SDR and SAVE will enhance the economic status of millions of Americans with student debt: enabling them to allocate more funds towards basic necessities, take career risks, start businesses, and purchase homes. This brief highlights credible research, underscoring how the Administration’s student debt relief could boost consumption in the short-term by billions of dollars and could have important impacts on borrower mental health, financial security, and outcomes such as homeownership and entrepreneurship. This brief also details how the SAVE plan makes repaying college costs more affordable for current borrowers and future generations. CEA simulations show that, under SAVE, an average borrower with a bachelor’s degree could save $20,000 in loan payments, while a borrower with an associate degree could see nearly 90 percent savings compared to the standard loan repayment plan. These changes enable more people to pursue education and contribute to the broader economy.
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2016-07-28): The issue of education is an important one for Hispanics. Roughly eight-in-ten (83%) cited education as very important to their vote in the 2016 election, ranking it alongside the economy, health care and terrorism as a top issue. Yet, for many Hispanics, economic factors remain an obstacle to college enrollment. In a 2014 National Journal poll, 66% of Hispanics who got a job or entered the military directly after high school cited the need to help support their family as a reason for not enrolling in college, compared with 39% of whites.
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2024-02-02): The most basic problem facing higher education today is the plummeting value of the bachelor’s degree. Undergraduate students face increasing tuition costs—often covered by sizeable student loans—to earn degrees that in many cases no longer provide any advantage on the job market. This is basic economics: more demand (for access to college) leads to higher prices (tuition), while greater supply (of college graduates) leads to declining prices (in postcollege salaries). The fall in market value also corresponds to a decline in the quality of education, as professors often rubber-stamp students through courses, chipping away at the value signal degrees are supposed to convey. [...] There are many factors contributing to the college problem, but I chose not to begin this series with the policy or political issues that dominate the conversation because the cultural factor is the one that people are most often blind to. This is not true for everyone, and much of the interest in the college problem is driven by a growing recognition that the conventional wisdom of the twentieth century doesn’t work for the twenty-first. Nonetheless, these ideals remain powerful, despite the poor outcomes they often lead to, and even the soundest policy reforms will have little effect on cultural failings.
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2019-01-30): Economics students Federico Pigozzi, Matthew Hawks, Bobby Weant, Jacqueline Hundley, Ben Sullivan and Jessica Robinson have won the regional College Fed Challenge. The students presented on the state of the U.S. economy and made recommendations for monetary policy. Economics professor Mark Strazicich, who serves as faculty advisor for the Fed Challenge team, accompanied the students. [...] Each team was allotted 20 minutes to provide an overview of the state of the economy in terms of macro variables such as inflation, the unemployment rate, real GDP, manufacturing, housing, the banking system, consumer's sentiment, the exchange rate, foreign trade, and interest rates. Following the presentation, there was a 10-minute question and answer session with a panel of judges. The questions posed by the judges and the scenarios given to the finalists were provided by economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2023-11-29): Young people’s top issues are inflation/cost of living, jobs that pay a living wage, gun violence, and climate change. [...] The Economy, Gun Violence, and Climate Change are Young People’s Top Issues - While young people’s views and action on social issues like abortion and gun violence often garner the most attention, and remain highly salient, young people are sending a clear message that their primary concern is the economy. 53% chose the cost of living/inflation among their three top issues, followed by jobs that pay a living wage (28%), addressing climate change, and gun violence prevention (both 26%)
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2024-04-16): OK. Well, if I’m a serious student and I’m concerned about finances, and I have to make choices about what I invest in, if study abroad is positioned as, you know, go have fun abroad I’ll say, well, listen, I’ll go on vacation at another point in my life. I’m focused on getting in school, doing the kind of things that’s going to position me to be able to thrive, support family, and otherwise. [...] So the more—and to the point, the more that we—the more that global themes are presented to our students, the more interest that will start to generate with our students.
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2024-04-03): A survey by Tufts University finds the cost of living and inflation are among the top issues for voters aged 18-34, which includes Generation Z and some millennials. [...] I wouldn't necessarily say it's the biggest issue when going into the ballot box, though, at least not from my peers and the folks I've been talking to. I think there are a number of social issues that rank much higher than the economy this year for folks in college and around here. [...] CORY HALLADA: Yeah. I might actually agree that the economy might not be my biggest issue, but I certainly do think about it. And maybe part of that is because still as a college student, I'm not fully living on my own and seeing that every day. But it certainly does play into things, especially with limited financial resources as a college student.
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2024-05-07): Few college students list the conflict in the Middle East as one of the top three issues most important to them, in a new survey released Tuesday. [...] The conflict in the Middle East ranked last, with only 13 percent of college students ranking the issue in their top three. Two other issues followed closely behind, garnering little support among college students: national security/terrorism (15 percent) and immigration policies (21 percent). The other six issues were each included in the top three of more than 30 percent of the students surveyed: health-care reform (40 percent), education funding and access (38 percent), economic fairness and opportunity (37 percent), racial justice and civil rights (36 percent), climate change (35 percent) and gun control/safety (32 percent).
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2024-09-19): While much of the discourse about college voters has focused on campus war protests and reproductive rights, America’s youngest voting block does not rank these as priority issues. If young voters turn out in high numbers on Election Day 2024, they will likely be driven by economic concerns like the cost of rent, food and college tuition. That’s according to the latest analysis from The Brookings Institution, which synthesizes their ongoing research on this critical subgroup of the electorate. [...] Young voters are not a monolith, and not all attend college, but these trends appear to hold true among the subgroup of young voters who are currently in college. A 2024 poll from Young America’s foundation found that economic issues outrank all social issues for college students, across party lines. [...] "This generation of college voters is incredibly diverse so they are motivated by a range of issues. However, economic issues such as inflation, cost of rent/housing, and income inequality rank highly for them in surveys just like for older voters," says Burns. "Students are also very concerned about mass shootings. We hear students wanting to see elected officials take strong action to address these issues."
Claim: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." (Scott Walker, 2024-01-21)
Evidence (2022-10-18): Topline Results - 95% of US college students believe that the current economic system in the US should change - 63% of US college students believe their generation will be worse off economically than their parents’ - The issues of most concern to US college students are the economy, racism, and climate change. [...] Drawing on a survey of over 2000 US undergraduate college students, new research from Rethinking Economics USA, in partnership with the Roosevelt Network, illustrates how economics across US universities is failing to address the societal and economic issues students report being most concerned about. The study uncovers an important finding: that the majority of college students are critical of the US economic system, with the large majority believing it ought to change. When asked what students believed to be the most pressing issues in the US today, the top areas of concern reported were the economy, racism, and climate change, in addition to issues like guns, abortion access, healthcare, and economic inequality.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2019-11-20): Mayor Tom Barrett said the city has created 7,000 new housing units since he took office in 2004. Data from Milwaukee’s Department of City Development shows that as of October 2019, a total of 7,261 affordable housing units had been developed since Barrett took office. Barrett has faced criticism about focusing on apartment units instead of single-family homes or duplexes. The federal grants the city has used apply only to apartment developments.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2019-11-20): Tom Barrett served as the 44th mayor of Milwaukee from 2004 until 2021. The mayoral position is non-partisan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (1984–1989), Wisconsin Senate (1989–1993) and U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2003). Barrett lost bids for governor in 2002, 2010 and in the 2012 recall race against Gov. Scott Walker. He was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg on Dec. 23, 2021.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2022-06-09): Rising rent, stagnant wages and a lack of available units have left Milwaukeeans navigating an affordable housing crisis. This crisis, say local housing experts, is a legacy of the city’s past policy choices. [...] In 2018, the City of Milwaukee launched its 10,000 Homes Initiative to improve affordable housing opportunities for 10,000 households in the city in 10 years. [...] The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council is working on providing access to more low-income families in the city.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2021-07-08): Five years and one pandemic later, housing insecurity or the lack of stable shelter, remains a significant issue for Milwaukee and other American cities. Eviction filings and orders have slowed because of eviction moratoriums and rental assistance programs created during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] In the five years since Matthew Desmond visited Marquette University Law School, the city has seen several notable changes in its housing market, some of which we’ve written about in this newspaper. Downtown apartment construction is booming, but there’s also a new emphasis on affordable housing in the city. There continues to be an exodus of city employees to the suburbs now that the residency requirement has ended. Owner-occupancy of single-family homes in Milwaukee finally stabilized last year after a decade of decline. The number of rental properties owned by city residents has fallen, with more properties owned by landlords who live in the suburbs or out of state.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2024-05-25): Their advocacy had pitted Common Ground — whose funding came from a coalition of multiracial faith organizations — against a Democratic establishment that publicly supported Hines, a former city council president. There was an unspoken racial dynamic, too. While public housing tenants were predominantly Black, several of Common Ground’s organizers were White. Some tenants felt betrayed by their representatives, but some Milwaukeeans were hesitant to call for the firing of Black leaders or to embarrass Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee’s first elected Black mayor, who won the office in 2022. [...] Through a spokesperson, the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee told The Washington Post that the agency had a $200 million backlog in "non-emergency capital needs," which it noted was part of an estimated $70 billion backlog gripping public housing authorities across the United States due to "decades of disinvestment by the federal government." It noted that the housing authority’s security services are severely limited by a lack of available funding, which was also true for social services for its at-risk tenants. [...] On April 2, Johnson won reelection as Milwaukee’s mayor against a Republican challenger with about 80 percent of the vote. Three days later, a member of the mayor’s staff responded to the College Court tenants’ invitation to tour the property: Johnson would not be visiting. "The Mayor and our office are closely following the work at these properties and take the responsibility of ensuring quality housing for Milwaukeeans seriously," said the email.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2022-11-03): "The residents of Milwaukee should have the power to determine what we want to see in our communities," Anderson said. [...] "I’m not naive enough to believe we’ll get around this issue without partnership from the state of Wisconsin," he said. "We’ve been talking, and they understand Milwaukee’s situation." [...] Milwaukee Budget Director Nik Kovac has said that Milwaukee receives $155 million less annually in shared revenue than in 2000. Gov. Tony Evers has said that fixing the relationship between the city and the state will be a priority in state budgeting for him.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2024-01-01): While many public and private sector organizations are involved in affordable housing efforts in Milwaukee, city government plays a major role. City programs are designed to maintain and increase the availability of affordable rental and owner-occupied housing, strengthen homeownership, and improve the quality of the city’s housing stock, among other objectives. The city also launched an initiative in 2018 that aims to develop or improve 10,000 housing units within 10 years. [...] The city of Milwaukee operates its housing programs alongside those provided by the independent local housing authority (HACM), Milwaukee County, and the state of Wisconsin. City programs help to expand the supply of affordable housing (including by encouraging the renovation and reuse of city-owned foreclosed properties), help renters become homeowners, and assist low-income homeowners with home repair needs (Figure 1). The city is not involved in rent assistance. [...] The city has prioritized affordable housing through its consistent use of federal CDBG funding and new use of local funding generated through TIF. Despite a considerable decline in its annual federal CDBG allocations, Milwaukee’s use of CDBG dollars for housing services is similar today to the amounts utilized in the mid-2000s (Figure 3). Since 2015, the city also has used tax increment financing (TIF) to bolster its housing programs and to increase its support for new affordable housing development projects.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-05-04): When Republican Scott Walker was governor from 2011 to 2019, he said he gave local governments the tools to handle aid cuts, by ending nearly all collective bargaining rights for most public employees. But that 2011 legislation exempted law enforcement officers and firefighters, whose pay and benefits are among the city’s biggest expenses. The city has cut its other employees’ wages and benefits by $107 million a year, while similar steps have saved the county $120 million a year. [...] Meanwhile, the city was careening toward its first fiscal cliff. For more than a decade, healthy investment returns had allowed the city to fully fund its pension system without contributing any tax dollars. That changed when the 2007-09 Great Recession sent stocks tumbling. Barrett and the Common Council scrambled to build up reserve funds to cushion the impact of eight-figure contributions starting in 2010. Henken says federal stimulus aid helped save the city. [...] "Wherever Milwaukee goes, that’s where the state goes," Crowley says.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2024-03-15): Fact check: Milwaukee Mayor Johnson says the city "never defunded the police." Is he right? [...] Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson responded to Hovde on X, saying Milwaukee "never defunded the police." [...] When responding to a claim about Democrats defunding the police, Johnson said Milwaukee "never defunded the police."
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2022-12-21): Milwaukee is looking to "set the record straight" with its formal challenge of the 2020 U.S. Census that charted a drop in the city's population in the decade since the previous survey, Mayor Cavalier Johnson said this week. [...] Johnson argued the federal funds are particularly critical as the city faces increasingly difficult budgets. They are used to provide access to affordable housing and support nonprofit organizations in addition to funding Milwaukee Public Schools, he said. [...] City officials argue the census undercounted the total housing units in Milwaukee by 2,394 and likely over-counted vacant units by about 4,055 for a total of about 15,800 people, Johnson wrote in a five-page letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2022-05-31): The city and county of Milwaukee are set to receive a total of $25 million from the fund, according to the state. Milwaukee County will receive two grants totaling just over $10 million. More than $7 million will go toward building 120 single-family homes for people of color, and will focus on affordable homeownership, Mathy said. [...] Milwaukee’s "Housing First" program "Housing First" policies were first adopted in Milwaukee in 2015 when a group of care partners, city leaders and politicians sat down to create a system that HUD says helped the city succeed in achieving the lowest per-capita homeless population in America. [...] On top of using tax credits to create affordable homes, caseworkers in downtown Milwaukee conduct street outreach five days a week, where they work with unsheltered people to put them directly into permanent housing.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-03-08): He wants Milwaukee to grow. A lot. [...] Still, the optics of Milwaukee’s population decline can be deceiving. In some places, it looks and feels like the city is growing. The city saw an explosion of new apartment buildings and condominiums in the last two decades. The apartment building boom continues. Right now, construction is underway on a 44-story tower near the Milwaukee Art Museum. A 31-story apartment building is rising on the northwestern edge of the city’s Third Ward. [...] The answer lies in shrinking household sizes in Milwaukee. Most of the new housing units in Milwaukee were smaller apartments with one or two people living in them. Citywide, the typical household size fell from 2.5 in 2010 to 2.39 in 2020.
Claim: Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units. (Tom Barrett, 2019-11-20)
Evidence (2023-04-19): "Growing up in Milwaukee, I experienced the effects of housing insecurity like many residents and families currently are. This is personal for me, so I am proud the Department of City Development is working with the Milwaukee Common Council and our development partners to deploy the Homes MKE initiative and revitalize vacant residential properties into renovated homes," said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. "Together, we are building stronger neighborhoods, promoting homeownership, and working to ensure every Milwaukeean has access to the quality, affordable housing they need." "I voted for the American Rescue Plan to not only help Wisconsin through the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to help our state build back stronger for the next generation. I’m proud the City of Milwaukee is using these resources to deliver more affordable housing opportunities to its residents, transforming abandoned properties into future homes. This investment will create good-paying jobs in the trades, expand high quality affordable housing inventory, and help create a stronger Milwaukee," said U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, who voted to pass the American Rescue Plan Act that is providing federal funding to the City of Milwaukee for Homes MKE. [...] "Implementing Homes MKE aligns with our mission to improve quality of life in Milwaukee by promoting equitable development that strengthens the urban environment," said DCD Commissioner Lafayette Crump.