Donald F. Kettl

Recent Articles

• GOP Governors Ask ‘What Would Reagan Do?’
• Mar 29, 2013
• Furious at Washington gridlock and seeking to get their party back on top, Republican governors -- like President Ronald Reagan before them -- are waging an anti-tax campaign aimed at the income tax.
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• Local Pot Laws Conflict with National Policies Worldwide
• Jan 31, 2013
• The United States isn't the only place where local marijuana policies clash with national laws. Even Amsterdam and the Dutch government have struggled with this tension. Read the rest of Governing's first-ever International Issue here.

• The Top 5 State-Local Issues Facing the Feds
• Nov 30, 2012
• In the next four years, state and local governments are going to be at the very front of domestic policy -- especially on issues like health care where the feds have gotten most of the headlines.

• Global Libor Scandal Cost States and Localities Millions
• Sep 28, 2012
• State and local governments have sued banks, claiming that they cheated them out of enormous investment returns at a time when their budgets were already badly damaged from the recession.
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• Whooping Cough’s Comeback Raises Questions
• Jul 31, 2012
• How states’ decisions to not require vaccinations and general budget cuts to public health have impacted the nation’s ability to prevent, track and treat disease outbreaks.
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• States Have 20th-Century Revenue Systems
• May 31, 2012
• States can no longer rely on federal bailouts or taxes. For the latest on state revenues, click here.

• Insourcing Jobs Can Only Happen with States’ Help
• Mar 30, 2012
• Much of President Barack Obama's federal effort to bring jobs back home depends on states' ability to educate and train workers.

• The Plastic Bag Ban: A Battle of Socio-Economic Policy
• Jan 31, 2012
• This latest skirmish shows how localities, not the feds, are driving eco-policy.
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• 2012 Presidential Candidates Challenge Mandates
• Nov 30, 2011
• Republicans and Democrats call for fewer mandates. Both parties, however, have yet to answer fundamental questions about what government should do and how it should pay for it.

• 2011 May Mark the End of Federal Aid
• Sep 30, 2011
• The modern era of federal aid championed by President Nixon and his “new federalism” program draws to a close.

• China Looks West for Performance Management
• Jul 29, 2011
• China embraces performance management in an effort to wring out greater productivity and transparency.
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• The Policy Battle Behind Chocolate Milk
• May 31, 2011
• As schools opt for healthier lunch options, governments are pitted against the powerful dairy industry.
• 1 Comments

• Bankruptcy's Bank Shot
• Mar 31, 2011
• What connects government default, short selling and union bashing?
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• Medicaid, Incentives and the Future of Federalism
• Feb 1, 2011
• States are unhappy with Medicaid costs, but they’re not willing to surrender federal incentives to cut them.
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• Medicaid, Incentives and the Future of Federalism
• Feb 1, 2011
• States are unhappy with Medicaid costs, but they’re not willing to surrender federal incentives to cut them.
• 1 Comments