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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.

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 ...
Nearly seven years ago, Governing ran a cover story about Oakland, noting that the city was undergoing a unique experiment in shared power between the ...
We don't get a lot of comments, unfortunately, here on the 13th Floor. But I did get a couple in response to my post the ...
As Josh says, we'll be blogging and offering election coverage well into the night tomorrow. If you want to know whether Democrats are really going ...