by jpitney | Dec 21, 2024 | Congress, Journalism, Journalists, Regulation, State Government
Nik Usher at Nieman Lab: Most people find talk of clotures, filibusters, committee votes, bill reconciliation, the legislative calendar, and beyond absolutely boring. If civic-affairs news is the broccoli of American journalism, then coverage of legislative procedure...
by jpitney | Dec 20, 2024 | Budget, Congress, Debt, Economic Policy
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Since 1976 there have been 21 government shutdowns, the longest lasting 34 days, from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019. The second longest was 21 days in December 1995 (“the Gingrich that stole Christmas”). And the third longest was 16...
by jpitney | Dec 19, 2024 | Civility, Higher Education
Max Reinhart at The Detroit News Following a series of politically motivated crimes targeting University of Michigan officials, its president on Monday announced plans to establish an Institute for Civil Discourse to “strengthen debate and dialog” both on...
by jpitney | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The 2024 Newsweek-Stubblefield Institute Civility Awards Congratulations to the 2024 Winners Lifetime Achievement Sen. Debbie Stabenow Sam Feist, C-SPAN Federal Elected Officials Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sen. Chris Coons Rep. Brendan Boyle Rep. Young Kim State &...
by jpitney | Dec 17, 2024 | Foreign Policy, Military
Mitch McConnell at Foreign Affairs: [For] years, congressional opponents of military spending absurdly insisted that there be parity between increases in defense spending and increases in nondefense discretionary spending, holding military power hostage to pet...
