public policy

noun

: government policies that affect the whole population
a study of public policy

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Well-known to followers of the blogosphere and seekers of intelligent, percipient commentary on public policy, Kevin Drum passed away Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025 The program demonstrated how relatively low-cost information technologies could be used to spur substantial reductions of air pollution, says Akshaya Jha, an assistant professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University who co-authored the 2022 study. Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025 The typical American family could face higher annual costs of between $1,600 to $2,000 due to the new tariffs, according to a new analysis from the Yale Budget Lab, a nonpartisan public policy research center. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025 Impacts on the health care system Mark Peterson, a professor of public policy at UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs, said the issue is not just cuts in federal spending but also how states would respond if there was a shortfall in funding. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for public policy

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“Public policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20policy. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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