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alan-greenblatt

Alan Greenblatt

Editor

Alan Greenblatt — Editor. He is the coauthor of a standard textbook on state and local governments. He previously worked as a reporter for NPR and CQ and has written about politics and culture for many other outlets, print and online. He can be found on Twitter at @AlanGreenblatt.

Yesterday I was handed a flier promoting the candidacy of Hans Riemer for the Montgomery County Council in suburban Maryland. Since I cover politics and ...
In honor of Ron Gonzales, who refuses to step down as mayor of San Jose even though he's under indictment for corruption and the city ...
If your city has debated a ban on smoking, you're no doubt familiar with the usual argument raised by the restaurant industry, that such a ...
I wrote a short article (second item) for Governing in May about the huge increase in state and local lobbying of the federal government. The ...
Usually when a state is on the brink of shutting down, the main players will emerge at the 11th hour from a smokeless room to ...
How many times have you heard that artists, writers and other creative types have been priced out of major cities? Daniel Brook, a freelance writer, ...
We've all heard that residents of poor inner-city areas have lousy food choices, being badly served by grocery stores (although this may be changing) while ...
What is the main thing? According to Haley Barbour, governor of Mississippi, "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.&...
These may not be new to anyone else, but I was amused the other day at a presentation given by Bill Brier of the Edison ...
Over on Governing's home page, Otis White writes about how San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders killed an idea to treat and re-treat wastewater so that ...