Josh Goodman

Recent Articles

• Random Thoughts on the 2010 Elections
• Sep 3, 2010
• Here are some notions that have been percolating in my brain as I think about the upcoming elections.

• Implicit Referendums on Gay Marriage
• Sep 2, 2010
• For the first time in years, no state will vote on gay marriage this year. But, there are still a few elections around the country that will tell us how voters feel on the issue.
• 1 Comments

• In Florida, the Perfect Time for a Populist Uprising on Development?
• Sep 1, 2010
• A ballot measure in Florida would create new obstacles to development. It's opposed by many business groups, unions, developers, planners, local governments and newspaper editorial boards. But, with the esteem of many of those groups at an all-time low, could it pass anyway?
• 4 Comments

• Colorado Collects Popular Votes by Mail
• Sep 1, 2010
• Once open to choices, Colorado appears headed toward all-mail balloting.
• 1 Comments

• Governor Mark Parkinson Pins Successes on Lame Duck Status
• Sep 1, 2010
• Kansas' governor has taken the politics out of lawmaking -- and has had great success so far.

• Building Demolition a Turning Point in Hartford
• Sep 1, 2010
• One of the first orders of business for the new Mayor Pedro Segarra: getting rid of the 'Butt Ugly' building.
• 6 Comments

• State Estate Taxes at the Mercy of Congress
• Sep 1, 2010
• What is the future of the 'death tax'?

• CO-Governor: In Search of Conservative Unity, ASAP
• Aug 31, 2010
• If there were one conservative candidate in the Colorado governor's race instead of two, he'd have a chance to win. But, if Don Maes and Tom Tancredo are going to join forces in Colorado, they'd be best off doing it this week.
• 1 Comments

• Jim Douglas Reflects on Being a Moderate Governor
• Aug 27, 2010
• Vermont's centrist Republican governor considered it part of his job to check some of the impulses of his state's Democratic legislative majority. But, he's proudest of accomplishments that are decidedly non-ideological.

• Arizona AG: An Inconclusive Verdict on Andrew Thomas
• Aug 26, 2010
• The Republican primary for governor in Arizona was, in part, a referendum on whether voters approve of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' aggressive prosecutions of other Maricopa County officials. We now have a verdict: maybe.

• Arizona AG: An Inconclusive Verdict on Andrew Thomas
• Aug 26, 2010
• The Republican primary for governor in Arizona was, in part, a referendum on whether voters approve of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' aggressive prosecutions of other Maricopa County officials. We now have a verdict: maybe.

• In Alaska, Proof that Ballot Measures Can Drive Turnout
• Aug 25, 2010
• People have debated for years whether controversial ballot measures can affect who shows up to vote. In Alaska yesterday, a measure did just that -- and may have ended the career of a U.S. senator.

• AZ-Governor: Why Jan Brewer Is Winning
• Aug 24, 2010
• Everyone knows that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer made a political comeback because she signed SB 1070, the state's controversial immigration bill. But Robert Robb, a columnist with the Arizona Republic, says that everyone is wrong.
• 5 Comments

• VT-Governor: A Referendum on Single Payer?
• Aug 23, 2010
• In most states, single-payer health care is nothing more than something progressives dream about. In Vermont, it could become a reality, depending on who wins tomorrow's Democratic primary and who wins the general election.

• Arizona AG: The Uniquely Controversial Andrew Thomas
• Aug 20, 2010
• Andrew Thomas has been at the center of the most surreal dispute in American local government in recent history. He is beloved by some Arizona conservatives, but regarded as a rogue prosecutor by his many critics, including many fellow Republicans. He could be Arizona's next attorney general.