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Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on issues Missouri will face to pay for current state Medicaid expansion programs

10.9.25 | Missouri Independent

The state has not had to cover any of the 10% not covered by federal funds because it’s been covered by the Stabilization fund which will be exhausted in about a year.

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld says a small uptick in air traffic controller sick-outs and no-shows really, really matters

10.9.25 | ABC News

Expect sick-outs to escalate as the shutdown continues and financial strain mounts.

Weidenbaum Center Executive Committee Member Deanna Barch earns lifetime achievement award from psychology group

10.9.25 | WashU Source

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has named WashU’s Deanna Barch the recipient of the William James Fellow Award, which honors a lifetime of significant contributions to the basic science of psychology

Weidenbaum Center hosts historic panel with past and present St. Louis Fed Presidents.

10.7.25 | Student Life Newspaper at WashU

The event that was hosted by the Weidenbaum Center and Purdue University was the first ever public gathering of three St. Louis Fed Presidents. The article was penned by Nicholas Demba, a WashU Freshman and contributing staff writer for the WashU student newspaper.

Weidenbaum Center Speaker Liz Chiarello pens article on what happens when pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide

10.6.25 | The Conversation

What rights do pharmacists have to make moral decisions for their patients?

Post-Doc Matthew Ribar Publishes Paper in American Political Science Review

10.2.25

Matthew Ribar, WashU post-doc working with the Weidenbaum Center and Political Science department, published his job market paper titled, "Land, Power, and Property Rights: The Political Economy of Land Titling in Sub-Saharan Africa."

Purdue University Fed Event Blog: Sifting Through the Past, Present and Future

10.1.25 | Purdue University blog

The panel of the current and past leaders of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis touched upon topics including the history of the Fed’s dual mandate, the effects of tariffs on inflation, the importance of having an informed playbook for when big shocks hit, how Alan Greenspan made his mark, and the Fed’s “journey to transparency.

Weidenbaum Center Panelist Alberto Musalem, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, comments on interest rate cuts

9.29.25 | Reuters

St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Alberto Musalem is open to further cuts but the Fed must be cautious

Weidenbaum Center hosts current and past Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Presidents for historic panel

9.29.25 | St. Louis Post Dispatch

St. Louis Fed leaders reiterate the importance of the bank's independence in St. Louis Post Dispatch piece. Current and Former Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Presidents (pictured l to r): Thomas Melzer (Former President), Alberto Musalem (Current President), and James Bullard (Former President).

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow and Health economist Timothy McBride calls Trump’s drug pricing claims “just not logical.”

9.23.25 | CNN Facts First

Read about Trump’s mathematically impossible promise to cut drug prices by ‘1,000%’

Weidenbaum Center Speaker John Inazu says Universities hold ‘acute’ responsibility to model healthy disagreement

9.19.25 | DesertNews

During BYU Constitution Week lecture, Professor John Inazu offers five civic practices to help build peace and understanding.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian comments on University of Missouri warning about employee online speech

9.19.25 | The Kansas City Star

University of Missouri warns employees about speech after Charlie Kirk’s death