Along with a lot of my social media friends, I spent a good deal of this evening reading and thinking about an article in The Atlantic titled The Miracle of Minneapolis, about how the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the United States had accomplished what so few American cities have been able to… which is to […]
Tag Archives: Mark Dayton
One wonders what the situation in Michigan might be like today if Rick Snyder had governed like Minnesota’s Mark Dayton
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged affordable housing, minimum wage, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Rick Snyder, Salt Lake City, social mobility, threats to the middle class, unemployment 30 Comments
Rewarding Corporations While Punishing Workers
Our friends at ThinkProgress had a great piece yesterday on how different states are setting out to address their budget shortfalls. It would seem that not all states are seeking to balance their budgets on the backs of the middle class while at the same time handing away billions in tax breaks to the corporate […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arizona, Brian Schweitzer, Chris Christie, Dan Malloy, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Jan Brewer, John Kasich, Kansas, Larry O'Neal, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, Nikki Haley, Ohio, Paul LePag, Pennsylvania, Republican governors, Rick Scot, Rick Snyder, Sam Brownback, South Carolina, ThinkProgress, Tom Branstad, Tom Corbett 35 Comments