Josh Goodman

Recent Articles

• Tunnel Vision in Seattle
• Jun 30, 2010
• Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is proposing plans that focus less on roads and more on public transit.

• Reviving Local, State and Federal Collaboration
• Jun 30, 2010
• NACo's Larry Naake is pushing for a commission of representatives from all forms of government.
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• Will Arizona's New Law Push Illegal Immigrants to Other States?
• Jun 30, 2010
• The Arizona Republic says that illegal immigrants are leaving Arizona after the state's crackdown. People said the same thing about Georgia when it passed a tough immigration law in 2006. But, it didn't end up happening.

• GOP Presidential Calendar: Should States Go Early or Late?
• Jun 29, 2010
• Republicans plan to punish states that schedule their presidential primaries too early in 2012. Should states schedule them early anyway?

• How Democrats Lost on Gun Control
• Jun 28, 2010
• Gun rights advocates have been on a roll lately. Is that because Democrats gave up the fight a decade ago?
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• California's Redistricting Battle on the Ballot
• Jun 25, 2010
• In 2008, California approved a ballot measure to redraw to place an independent commission in charge of legislative redistricting. Depending on what happens at the polls this fall, that commission could see its power expanded or it could be eliminated entirely.

• CA-Senate: Special Republican Turnout
• Jun 24, 2010
• Democrats feared that the odd timing of a California State Senate special election would hurt their party's candidate. They may have been right.

• SC-Governor: Nikki Haley and the Bass Pro Bill
• Jun 23, 2010
• A controversy over a fishing store reveals a lot about the Republican nominee for governor of South Carolina.
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• CA-Senate Special: Who Shows Up?
• Jun 22, 2010
• Today's special election for California's Senate will help determine the balance of power between Democrats and Republicans for purposes of writing the budget over the next couple of years. But, no one knows who will vote in this oddly timed race.

• Kris Kobach: Kansas' Interstate Immigration Crusader
• Jun 18, 2010
• If he's elected Secretary of State of Kansas this fall, Republican Kris Kobach could make national waves. In fact, he already is.
• 3 Comments

• ME-Governor: Eliot Cutler, Frontrunner?
• Jun 17, 2010
• In Maine, the leading candidate might not be the Democratic or Republican nominee. It's Eliot Cutler.
• 1 Comments

• New Jersey Democrats' Passive-Aggressive Approach to Chris Christie
• Jun 16, 2010
• New Jersey Democrats oppose Gov. Chris Christie's budget. But, they have a funny way of showing it.

• California's Moderate Republican Party?
• Jun 15, 2010
• Supporters touted California's newly adopted top-two voting system as the only way for moderates to overcome the ideologues that dominate the Republican and Democratic parties. That argument would have more weight if it weren't for the curious case of Abel Maldonado.

• The Michigan Senate's Term Limits Madness
• Jun 14, 2010
• What are the real effects of term limits? Come January, the Michigan Senate will be the place to find out.
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• An Immigration Crackdown in Massachusetts?
• Jun 11, 2010
• A state known for its immigrant friendly policies is thinking about changing course.
• 2 Comments