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BIPP to study POTUS election process
The Baker Institute for Public Policy has become the nation’s first think tank to establish a program dedicated solely to the study of U.S. presidential campaigns and elections. The newly created Baker Institute Presidential Elections Program will offer timely analysis and provide voters, candidates and political parties with a better understanding of the quickly changing dynamics of presidential electoral politics.
November 3, 2016
Rethinking drug policy in Houston & Harris County
The November 2016 elections brought significant changes to drug policies in Houston and Harris County, particularly with regard to marijuana, and may lead to changes in other major Texas cities. Dean Becker, a Drug Policy Program contributing expert and host of radio programs aired on more than 70 stations throughout the nation, interviewed principal figures involved in these changes, both before and after the election. MP3 recordings and transcripts of these interviews, along with hundreds of others gathered over 15 years, are available on the Drug Truth Archive on the Drug Policy Program website.
June 23, 2016