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A Report from Washington


Norman J. OrnsteinNorm Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Noon - 1:15pm
Humphrey Forum,
Humphrey Institute
301 19th Ave S., Minneapolis

Expert Washington analyst, Norm Ornstein, reviews the Obama administration's wide-ranging policy initiatives and their progress in Congress as the political winds appear ready to shift.

Norman Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and politics. He writes a weekly column for Roll Call and is an election analyst for CBS News. He serves as codirector of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and participates in AEI's Election Watch series. He also serves as a senior counselor to the Continuity of Government Commission. Mr. Ornstein led a working group of scholars and practitioners that helped shape the law, known as McCain-Feingold, that reformed the campaign financing system. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004. His many books include The Permanent Campaign and Its Future (AEI Press, 2000); the coauthored The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Oxford University Press, 2006); and, most recently, Vital Statistics on Congress 2008 (Brookings Institution Press, 2008), also coauthored.

 


2009-2010 Policy Fellows


CSPG is pleased to announce our 2009-2010 Policy Fellows. These 37 accomplished and promising leaders represent Minnesota's public, private, and nonprofit sectors as well as a variety of communities. We are especially excited as 2009-2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the Policy Fellows program. Congratulations to our new Fellows!

 


About the Center


Under the leadership of nationally prominent political scientist Lawrence Jacobs, the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance develops practical, independent, and non-partisan solutions to pressing political and policy challenges.  Founded in 2005, CSPG fosters effective and efficient governance, increases the transparency of government processes, and rebuilds the public trust in order to counteract negative influences that threaten our democracy.

One of the unique strengths of the center is that it brings together three critical components of public governance today: objective high quality analysis, publicly visible forums, and civic engagement.  Through collaboration across the public, nonprofit and private sectors, the center generates new knowledge about policy and politics, convenes public events that stimulate vigorous debate, and inspires current and emerging leaders to engage in the creation of innovative approaches to addressing the vital policy issues of our time.

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Political News


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Farmer turned legislator turned commissioner would like to end a farmer by Nikki Vilendrer

A long, strange trip through Minneapolis politics by Kyle Potter

 

CSPG Multimedia


New Report: Ranked Choice Voting Supported But Falls Short of Expectations

News Article: Poll: 56% of voters prefer instant runoff voting

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