Alan Greenblatt

Recent Articles

• What China's Unique Urbanization Can Teach America
• Jan 31, 2013
• Nineteen of the 20 fastest-growing cities in the world last year were in China. For more from Governing's first-ever International Issue, click here.
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• Newbies Infiltrate State Legislative Chambers
• Dec 28, 2012
• Thanks to term limits and anti-incumbent fervor, half the lawmakers across the country have less than two years’ experience.
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• The Era of Divided Government is Over
• Dec 28, 2012
• For the first time in a long time, one party holds both the legislature and governorship in 37 states.

• States Double Down on Incentives to Woo Companies
• Dec 28, 2012
• In the wake of the recession and the long, slow recovery from it, state and local governments have been even more eager to offer incentives to the few projects they have hopes of landing.

• Teachers Rack Up Wins Against Reform Efforts
• Dec 28, 2012
• Education reform ideas that have generally received widespread support are experiencing pushback in the states, including some surprising places.
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• Rural Areas Lose More Legislative Representation
• Nov 30, 2012
• With fewer state lawmakers representing rural districts, issues important to rural areas may go unheard.

• What Did the Stimulus Do for States?
• Nov 30, 2012
• Governing interviewed Time correspondent Michael Grunwald, who argues in his new book that the stimulus has had more influence on domestic policy than any other piece of legislation in decades.

• When Will Governments Hire Again?
• Nov 30, 2012
• Even where the fiscal picture has brightened, state and local officials are understandably wary about taking on new obligations.

• When Governors Don’t Play Nice
• Oct 31, 2012
• Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal doesn’t even bother working with the state Legislature. Does it matter?
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• One of the Most Segregated U.S. Cities Opens the Race Conversation
• Oct 31, 2012
• Cleveland has started a yearlong series of forums on race relations to educate citizens and city leaders.

• In Vote-Counting, Human Errors Still Creep In
• Oct 31, 2012
• New York has been reluctant to embrace technology when it comes to counting votes. Could the state’s hesitation be the source for its recent election debacles? For full election coverage, go to Governing's Election Center.

• Can You Separate Federal Issues from State Elections?
• Sep 28, 2012
• Many state candidates are asked less about their stance on issues affecting the state and more about federal matters they can do little about.

• Transportation Plan? Atlanta Voters Say No Thanks
• Aug 31, 2012
• Voters in the Atlanta region rejected a ballot measure to raise sales taxes by a penny to fund some $6 billion in transportation projects.

• Cloud Computing Taxes Up in the Air in States
• Aug 31, 2012
• A dozen states are debating whether they should and how they could tax cloud computing services.

• Did Wisconsin End the Recall Wave?
• Aug 31, 2012
• Recalls have been on the rise. But after Gov. Scott Walker survived his election, two other high-profile recall attempts failed in Michigan and California.