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Too Tough a Budget?
March 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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Culture by the Beach
February 20th, 2011 · 2 CommentsCulture counts, and it can take bizarre and beautiful forms in Miami Beach during a winter break.
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Ready for Another Year of Austerity?
January 10th, 2011 · 1 CommentGov. Snyder’s predilection for boldness could mean sweeping budget cuts in a few big areas.
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Lousy Options
December 17th, 2010 · 2 CommentsYears of avoiding tough decisions on taxes and spending now leave us only with lousy options.
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Democracy Doesn’t Come Commercial-Free
November 16th, 2010 · 1 CommentTags: Craig's Grist
A Pundit’s Predictions
October 23rd, 2010 · 2 CommentsTags: Craig's Grist
Tracing the Roots of Hyperpartisanship
September 14th, 2010 · 4 CommentsTracing the Roots of Hyperpartisanship by Craig Ruff September 16, 2010 D.C. politicians could not find consensus if a solution stared them in their faces. For a generation, partisans have piled up transgressions by the opposing party and waited their turn to pay back. The atmosphere in the nation’s capital poisons the innocent, polarizes, and [...]
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New Governors Face Opportune But Bleak Times
August 16th, 2010 · 1 CommentNew Governors Face Opportune But Bleak Times by Craig Ruff August 16, 2010 The new batch of state governors will be large in size and power. Winners of the nation’s 37 gubernatorial elections in November will hold enormous sway over political parties’ fortunes, redistricting, and budget priorities. At next year’s National Governors Association meetings, new [...]
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Help, Please
July 13th, 2010 · 27 CommentsHelp, Please by Craig Ruff July 16, 2010 Running a graduate seminar at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, I ask students to select three books from an optional reading list. I would love to have your thoughts about strengthening that list. My aim is simply to whet the appetite [...]
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Let’s Have Our Say
June 16th, 2010 · 1 CommentLet’s Have Our Say by Craig Ruff June 16, 2010 I and colleagues at Public Sector Consultants are aligned proudly with the mission and work of the Center for Michigan. On June 3 the Center released findings of three years’ work to find out what Michiganians see as their values, the goals they would like [...]
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