Patrick Cooney

Assistant Director, Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

Through the American Rescue Plan, we’ve put more than 167 million checks in Americans’ pockets. Those rescue payments are helping families pay the rent, cover their bills, and buy groceries. Those checks mattered.

[Yahoo Finance @YahooFinance]

Following the passage of COVID relief bills, “you see dramatic declines in material hardship experienced by U.S. households,” Univ. of Michigan Poverty Solutions Initiative's @pbcooney says, adding, “to the tune of a 40% drop in food insufficiency for households with children.”

[Patrick Cooney @pbcooney]

Great article from @JasonDeParle featuring research from #PovertySolutions outlining the drop in material hardship following robust government relief: https://t.co/iqv4822a5I

[Patrick Cooney @pbcooney]

New research from #PovertySolutions @UMich & @FreshEBT finds families with low incomes need a simple way to file taxes to ensure they receive the new Child Tax Credit: https://t.co/Eg4uObX5Kh

[Patrick Cooney @pbcooney]

@jal_mehta thanks for the tweet!

[Patrick Cooney @pbcooney]

@DLeonhardt your mobility analysis for Michigan institutions, using top 2 quintiles as the goal https://t.co/28cc6yZTiO

[Michigan Future Inc. @michiganfuture]

A look at how Michigan higher ed institutions contribute to economic mobility. #MichEd https://t.co/3RQbxUpKpJ

[Patrick Cooney @pbcooney]

Thanks for the data @CenterOnBudget https://t.co/pqWLQfVXCJ

[Patrick Cooney @pbcooney]

Thanks for the lede and data @MPWealthPoverty https://t.co/pqWLQfVXCJ

[Michigan Future Inc. @michiganfuture]

Michigan is 7th worst in the nation in the share of operational funding it puts on the backs of college students. https://t.co/oe7UNUUiuR

[@jamestplunkett.bsky.social @jamestplunkett]

This might be my favorite ever use of a table:

[Patrick Cooney @pbcooney]

It was all us @jamestplunkett @MeagElliott

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Four more years.