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Raymond Scheppach

Professor, University of Virginia

Raymond Scheppach is a professor of public policy at the University of Virginia.
Ideas

A Brief History of Debt Ceiling Crises and the Political Chaos They’ve Unleashed

There are political as well as economic risks to debt standoffs in Congress.

Digital Government

Yes, states did get more money from Washington than they needed for COVID-19 relief

The federal government sent a lot of money to states to help with an anticipated COVID-related economic downturn. Turns out, states did not need that much money – but they may spend it anyway.