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...cities,” he said. “It’s in the cities where you see progressive innovation flourishing today.” Villaraigosa’s wide-ranging talk focused on the progressive efforts by city lawmakers to confront civic issues, such as education reform, homelessness, and underfunded public transportation. Since a landslide victory last May catapulted Villaraigosa into Los Angeles’ City Hall—and onto the cover of Newsweek—he has levied strong criticism against the city’s teachers unions and school board members. Last night, he emphasized...
Candidates for Undergraduate Council (UC) president and vice-president have been subject to Harvard’s own version of campaign finance reform this year. In the hope of making the race fairer, reforms enacted last year by the UC expand and equalize the spending ability of each ticket. Under the new guidelines, each pair of running mates receives $400 from the UC budget to finance their campaign, a significant jump from the $100 available last year. This swelling of campaign war chests has improved the quality of this year’s race by allowing candidates to focus...
...President needs to be willing to open the IOP to a reform of priorities, not just structure. It is important not to disparage every aspect of the IOP. Parts of it are running with great success, but the Institute lacks a diverse community of students regularly engaging in real political debate. Encouraging this, more than a how-to guide on the slippery slog into office, would really inspire students to public service...
...self-government as dead ends, it has been pursuing what it calls "practical reconciliation." At the heart of it are policies to improve Aboriginal employment and reduce welfare dependency. "A steady job remains the best means of overcoming disadvantage in our society," Howard said in describing his welfare reform proposals earlier this year...
...template that he used repeatedly in the elections of '02 and '04-conduct a brief public policy event and then make a political appearance, meaning that the cost of the visit is shared between the government and the campaign. In conjunction with remarks on border security and immigration reform, Bush will speak at a $1,000-a-plate dinner for Sen. John Kyl of Arizona, at the Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix. After an overnight stay in Phoenix, he will visit the U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters in El Paso, Tex., then jet to Denver...