May 14, 2024

Part 1: Scott Braddock discussed the Biden candidacy, “She the People” event in Texas, redistricting, and how it will be affected by the citizenship question on census. Also the upcoming Texas Senate race, and how it may be affected by “no straight ticket” in future. Part 2: Alex Gertner wrote an article about the association of state minimum wages with incidence of suicide. The auses of suicide were discussed, and how financial stress may affect this statistic. Interesting finding was that $1 of additional wage is associated with a 2% drop in suicide rates.