Tag: Policy
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Is Michigan Headed for Another “Lost Decade” under Governor Whitmer?
Michigan’s “Lost Decade” during the Aughts under former Governor Jennifer Granholm saw the state suffer a severe economic downturn and population losses. Although Granholm is not to blame for the Great Recession, Michigan fared worse under her leadership than most other states, experiencing uninterrupted job losses until the last year of her tenure. Michigan was…
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Ronald Reagan’s Creative Society: A Blueprint for the 21st Century
Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural message as governor of California on January 5, 1967, addressed recurring problems throughout history. His speech covered crime, welfare reform, education, radicalism on campus, lower taxes, and fiscal discipline. He viewed these individual issues as aspects of the general relationship between government and the people. Reagan believed the American government was…