Josh Goodman

Recent Articles

• The Price of Popularity
• Mar 1, 2010
• John Hoeven may be something close to the perfect candidate for the U.S. Senate. The Republican governor is North Dakota's most popular politician and,...

• The Price of Moderate Politics
• Mar 1, 2010
• Bill Ritter became Colorado's governor in 2007, promising to be a pragmatic, pro-business Democrat. That political niche seemed like a good fit for a moderate state....

• Growing Alaska's Legislature
• Mar 1, 2010
• When Alaska state Rep. Peggy Wilson wants to visit her constituents, she goes by boat. Wilson represents seven Alaska towns, most of which are on...

• Philadelphians Withhold Billions in Taxes
• Mar 1, 2010
• Philadelphia residents owe the city a backlog of more than $1 billion in unpaid taxes. Now a city official has found a strange place to recover...

• Governors: Uneasy Leads for Southern Republican Frontrunners
• Mar 1, 2010
• Poor Henry IV -- the guy really needed some Ambien. But, because he couldn't fall asleep, he uttered a famous phrase: "Uneasy lies ...
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• The Decision That Might Cost David Paterson His Job
• Feb 26, 2010
• Could one of New York Gov. David Paterson's best decisions be what costs him the governorship? Now that Paterson has announced he isn't ...

• Texas Board of Education: More Drama Than the Governor's Race
• Feb 25, 2010
• Increasingly, the Texas Republican gubernatorial primary has all of the suspense of Groundhog Day (the day, not the movie). If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, ...
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• Selling State Buildings: The Perfect Time for a Bad Idea?
• Feb 25, 2010
• Here's a wacky idea that seems to be spreading as states confront budget shortfalls: selling state buildings to private investors, then leasing them back ...

• NV-Governor: Gibbons' Comeback Cut Short
• Feb 24, 2010
• I was all set to write a blog post that said, "Jim Gibbons still has a chance!" But, recent events haven't been ...

• New York Senate: Helen Sears Is Out
• Feb 23, 2010
• Helen Sears, the Democrat who Republicans wanted to nominate for the special election in New York's 13th Senate District, has dropped her bid. Republicans ...

• Question Time in Arizona?
• Feb 23, 2010
• The idea seems to have fizzled on the federal level, but leave it to the states to be laboratories of British-style democracy. Arizona is looking ...

• A Ballot-Order Gambit from West Virginia Democrats
• Feb 22, 2010
• Ballot Access News has a fun little story out of West Virginia: West Virginia lists parties on the ballot in order of how well they ...

• New York's Strange Senate Race
• Feb 22, 2010
• Following up on my post from Friday: It's looks as though New York will have a strange election for state senate next month, one ...

• A Race to Control the New York Senate Next Month?
• Feb 19, 2010
• Liz Benjamin of the New York Daily News has some interesting news: A fascinating wrinkle has developed in the fight for Hiram Monserrate's Queens ...

• D.C. Mayor: Will Snowstorms Freeze Out Fenty?
• Feb 19, 2010
• Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's reelection bid this year probably will be of national interest primarily as a referendum on Michelle Rhee. Fenty ...