Blue Model Blues
Hillary Backs Obama’s Community College Scheme

Hillary Clinton has come out in support of President Obama’s community college proposal. The idea hasn’t gotten any better since the President announced it.

Blue Model Blues
Big Blue is Killing Upstate New York

Upstate New York has become an economic disaster area, courtesy of NYC-style taxes and regulation.

Blue Model Blues
RIP, “Emerging Democratic Majority”

The progressive theorist who wrote the book on the “emerging Democratic majority” now believes the country could be seeing an “emerging Republican advantage.” But GOP triumphalists shouldn’t be too quick to rejoice.

Blue Model Blues
Rhode Island’s Blue Unions Turn Red

Rhode Island’s public sector unions are so mad over Democrat Gina Raimondo’s support for pension reform that they may back Republican Alan Fung for Governor in order to send a message.

Blue Model Blues
Firefighters’ Union Sustains Loss in San Bernardino Bankruptcy Battle

San Bernardino will be allowed to cut benefits for its firefighters as it attempts to get out of bankruptcy.

Blue Model Blues
Childless Cities, Fertile Cities

The numbers suggest that as millennials enter their 30s they’re more likely to settle down in cities like Raleigh than in New York. Maybe, just maybe, policy makers and city planners should consider making their cities more child-friendly?

Blue Model Blues
Housing Costs Drive Americans Out of Blue Cities

Bad zoning laws and other forms of overregulation are driving up housing costs in blue cities and pushing people toward red ones. Blue cities should focus on lowering the cost of living for their residents.

Blue Model Blues
Illinois Supreme Court Nixes Pension Reform

Illinois pension reform plans appear dead in the water after a State Supreme Court ruling yesterday. The blue model remains unshaken even as the state’s fiscal crisis deepens.

Blue Model Blues
Illinois’ Fiscal Problems Run Deeper Than Pensions

Illinois’ modest but much-needed pension reform may not be the lifeline that spendthrift lawmakers were hoping for: a new report says that despite the pension bill, a legislature living outside its means is still running up a mammoth budget deficit to the tune of $13 billion.

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