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Martin: Unity of purpose? Not so fast, Gov. Dayton
Progressive DFLers and conservative Republicans seem to share a unity of purpose only in the broadest, most meaningless sense.
Margaret Martin: Detroit: a lesson in boondoggle development
There is a lot of public analysis going on about the bankruptcy of the city of Detroit. While much of it follows the trope of the cautionary tale, in places like Minnesota, there is a fair amount of disassociation — as in “it can’t happen here.”
Margaret Martin: Requiem for the Sunset Commission
The noise and excitement of the Legislature being over for the year, it’s a good time to reflect on the institution itself — how it has been strengthened, how it has been weakened.
Margaret Martin: Labor: A Pyrrhic victory in Minnesota?
Minnesota’s labor unions should be quite happy with the way things are going right now in St. Paul. Many of their stated goals are moving forward in the legislative process.
Margaret Martin: Five myths about government
As regular as the new term that brings students back to school, early January summons legislators old and new back to St. Paul for the convening of the Legislature. In 2013 as in 2011, there will be a lot of freshmen.
Martin: Guns and citizenship
Any change in laws is likely to provoke strong arguments from both the right and the left, revealing yet another fault line in our political culture.
Margaret Martin: The Michigan example
I had to pause and reflect this week as the Legislature in my home state of Michigan passed into law a form of “right to work” that had been promoted by Gov. Rick Snyder. The law made union dues voluntary for private-sector unions and most public sector unions.
Margaret Martin: Real bipartisanship starts with trust
It’s that time in the political cycle after a judgment has been rendered by the electorate, when pundits like to divine a message in the results. This time there were multiple messages, but one of them was a desire for more “bipartisanship.”
Margaret Martin: The middle class and the welfare poverty trap
You don’t have to be interested in class warfare to be engaged with the issue of whether the middle class is shrinking, under siege or beginning to emerge and thrive again in this volatile economy.
Margaret Martin: Government is not a business
Some conservatives like to say “why can’t government be run more like a business?” I try to explain to them it can’t because it’s government.
Margaret Martin: Arizona immigration decision leaves states, immigrants in limbo
On Monday June 25, the Supreme Court handed down its split decision in Arizona vs. United States, a case that that was notable for setting limits on what future state immigration legislation must look like to withstand a constitutional challenge.
Margaret Martin: The myth of Reagan 2.0
There is a robust debate happening on the right about the late President Ronald Reagan and whether he would be at home or booted from today’s Tea Party or Ron Paul-dominated Republican Party.
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