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Category Archives: National News
The EPA Report on Flint Water
The story of the Flint water system, and how governmental action (and later inaction) created infrastructure that poisoned the residents of Flint by the supply of tainted water, has not only impacted the residents but has left a wide trail … Continue reading
The Electoral Map-2016
With the two major Party conventions coming up I thought it was time to get out the first electoral map of the 2016 season. Important to note: I am a Democrat, but I will call them as I see them … Continue reading
Above the Fray- Dukakis on the 1988 Campaign
The 1988 Presidential campaign keeps crossing my path lately. I finished reading “What it Takes” by Richard Ben Cramer, reviewed below, that was a terrific book about that campaign, looked at through the eyes of several of the candidates. NBC-Learn … Continue reading
Posted in National News
Tagged George H.W. Bush, John Sasso, Lee Atwater, Michael Dukakis, Presidential Race 1988, Roger Ailes
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Ideological Prisons: Detroit
I am back, after a brief respite. The unfolding story in Detroit has been of great interest to me, and although there is far to go before the final resolution the chorus of those on both sides of the political … Continue reading
Posted in Municipal Finance, National News
Tagged Attorney Kevyn Orr, Detroit Financial Crisis
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More on Government from Eric Schnurer
The Atlantic has been running a series of posts by governmental efficiency expert Eric Schnurer, which started with the thought provoking piece entitled “Government Should Run Like a Business—but Not in the Way You Think”. I did my own post … Continue reading
Posted in Manzi in the Morning, Media, Municipal Finance, National News
Tagged Eric Schnurer
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Government as a Business- Schnurer Part Two
Eric Schnurer has posted the second installment of his series on government, with a focus on governments “competing like business.” I talked about Schnurer’s first piece on this blog last week. Let us look at the new installment Schnurer starts … Continue reading
Posted in Municipal Finance, National News
Tagged Eric Schnurer, Government Efficiency, The Atlantic
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Detropia- PBS Looks at Detroit
A PBS film on Detroit, and what is happening to it, and how it is impacting some of its people, tonight at 10:00 p.m. on PBS. Worth a look. http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf Watch Coming to Independent Lens: Sundance Award Winner Detropia on … Continue reading
Enforce No Budget No Pay
There have been so many budget battles in Washington over the past few years that the public has by and large tuned them out. From my perspective the Republicans, even when they may have had a solid point or two, … Continue reading
Panic in Detroit Part Two
The Emergency Manager in Detroit, Kevyn Orr, just released his first report as E.M., painting a bleak picture of Detroit’s current financial status.This report was mandatory, with Orr going through some of the details found in his very short tenure … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorney Kevyn Orr, Detroit Financial Crisis
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