Rob Gurwitt

Recent Articles

• Fast Track
• Feb 1, 2004
• Marco Lopez does things any ambitious young politician might do--he just does them younger and better.

• Sleeper Speaker
• Dec 1, 2003
• The November elections were very good to New York City's Gifford Miller, who has come a long way in a short time.

• The Lone Comptroller
• Oct 1, 2003
• Fellow Republicans in Texas don't think Carole Keeton Strayhorn is much of a team player. That doesn't bother her a lot.

• Connecting The Suburban Dots
• Oct 1, 2003
• Hub-and-spoke transit systems reflect old commuting patterns. A few metro areas are planning suburb-to-suburb rail lines.

• The Big Easy's Makeover Mayor
• Aug 1, 2003
• Ray Nagin is taking a businesslike approach to changing New Orleans' image. But much also depends on how well he masters the art of politics.

• Gridlock Guru
• Aug 1, 2003
• Want to drive in Manhattan at rush hour? You'll have to pay for it if Sam Schwartz gets his way.

• Into The Haze
• Jun 1, 2003
• It's risky for a legislator from rural California to pick a fight with agriculture. Dean Florez felt he had no choice.

• Are City Councils A Relic of The Past?
• Apr 1, 2003
• One of America's oldest political institutions isn't adapting very well to 21st-century urban life.
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• Man of Precision
• Apr 1, 2003
• Estimating revenue is a task that trips up many state finance officials. West Virginia's Mark Muchow gets the numbers right every time.

• The Ordeal of David Paterson
• Feb 28, 2003
• It seemed, at the time, like an auspicious moment. On a slushy winter's day at the New York State Capitol, David Paterson entered the Assembly...

• Playing for Maps
• Feb 28, 2003
• As the legislature tangles with Governor Paterson's budget, it will be keeping a close eye on a crucial event 20 months away. This is the 2010 election,...

• Call of The Wild
• Feb 1, 2003
• Alaska's Frank Murkowski left the U.S. Senate to take over a state that's going broke. Why would he do that?

• New Day Under The Dome
• Jan 1, 2003
• Republicans control more legislatures this year than they have in decades. They didn't pick the easiest time to take over.

• David Bronner: High-Roller
• Dec 1, 2002
• When the news broke this fall that Alabama's public employee pension fund intended to take a controlling interest in US Airways, financial trend-watchers seemed puzzled.

• Southern Discomfort
• Oct 1, 2002
• When they come to power in the South, Republicans often find a new enemy: each other.