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Tom Madison Talks About the Tappan Zee Bridge, Environmental Concerns, and Transportation Planning

Posted by Mickey Edwards '15

A few months ago, students at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Tom Madison, former Executive Director of the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA). He was reportedly ousted for some combination of failure to ensure snowplowed highways and “inconsistent” accounting practices within the semi-autonomous agency…. Read more »

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A Conversation with Kashish Das Shrestha

Posted by Diana Zeng

Image via The Nepali Man The International Affairs Forum (IAF) at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs recently hosted Kashish Das Shrestha, a policy analyst, writer, and environmental activist from Nepal. Besides being an advisor to Gagan Thapa, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources, Kashish is also a co-author… Read more »