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Hugh Spitzer
March 23, 2020
Soundbites: Law professor Hugh Spitzer on regulating human movement
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UW law professor Hugh Spitzer speaks to the power of state and local governments as officials consider measures to restrict movement to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 10, 2019
Evans School researchers study options for possible Washington public bank
![Justin Marlowe, professor in the UW Evans School and co-author of new state-commissioned study about possibility of a cooperative state bank in Washington.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/01/10092524/Marlowe_Justin-57c-150x150.jpg)
If Washington state were to establish a public bank, what type of bank might work best? One that can provide targeted products and services to local governments across the state, says a new report by UW researchers from the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance.