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State and local government is the single largest market sector in the United States:

• Employing nearly 20 million Americans across the 50 states, 3,068 counties and more than 262 large/mid-size cities (Bureau of Labor Statistics - September 2008)
• Spending $652.3 billion on goods and services in 2009, with total spending forecast to grow to $690.1 billion in 2015 (Global Insight)
• State and local government will spend more in 2009 than the federal government is [projected to spend in 2015 (Global Insight)

In addition, the states and localities play pivotal roles in shaping today's political environment. State legislatures introduced 93,582 bills in 2008, with 28,532 enacted into law (StateNet - January 2009).

As an economic force, state and local government offers tremendous opportunity for savvy private sector partners that can deliver products, services and solutions to streamline and enhance government programs, missions and mandates. On the political side, the sector offers ideal forums and opportunities to influence policy and legislation as it is being created and enacted across the country.

GOVERNING provides intelligence and analysis on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Our audience — in print, online and in-person — includes governors, mayors, legislators, local council members, program directors, agency heads, CIOs, policy advisors and other senior governmental officials.

GOVERNING remains dedicated to creating products and environments that allow leaders from across geographic and institutional boundaries to share ideas, identify best practices and avoid pitfalls. In addition, we provide insights on the state and local experience to broader audiences of interest, including those in the federal government, national politics, the private sector and the media.

The leaders who read our magazine, attend our events and click on our Web site and e-mail newsletters are the people who decide how billions of dollars in tax revenue/federal grants are spent and how services are dispensed to millions of citizens. And on issues from health to telecommunications to the environment, these officials are trendsetters, whose policies, ideas and innovations are closely watched, and often mirrored, by those at higher levels of government, especially in Washington.

• 85,060 GOVERNING magazine subscribers (December 2008 BPA Statement)
• 76,877 GOVERNING.com monthly unique visitors (Publisher's WebTrends data, based on YTD monthly averages - October 2008)
• More than 127,000 monthly e-mail newsletter subscribers (Publisher's Own Data - May 2009)
• Thousands of senior-level event participants