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Alan Greenblatt

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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.

Indiana Democrats have real hopes of taking back the state House next month. One GOP incumbent they won't beat, however, is Kathy Kreag Richardson. She's ...
Democrats, who currently hold 22 governorships, will have several more after the November elections. So says Mitt Romney, the governor of Massachusetts and head of the ...
posted by Alan Greenblatt As everyone knows, things are also looking grim for Republican control of the U.S. House. Even conservative commentators, such as ...
This story about Daley, Bloomberg and about 100 other mayors forming a coalition to protest the easy availability of "illegal guns" gives me an ...
What's happening in Idaho? The Gem State is one of the most solidly Republican in the country. It's a sure entry in the "red&...
With Election Day just over a week away, naturally the closest races are getting the most attention. But does that mean that citizens are receiving ...
I don't collect stories about waste in the wide world of homeland security, but if you do, here's a good one. A high-tech $160,000 machine was ...
If I lived in suburban Detroit, I'd be tempted to accept the invitation I just got from a candidate there, if only because of the ...
If you arrived at this blog via Governing's home page, you'll note that Massachusetts House Speaker Sal DiMasi adorns our current cover, which celebrates our ...
All year, I've kept one eye on the Minnesota governor's race. Not because it's one of the closest in the country -- although there is ...