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alan-greenblatt

Alan Greenblatt

Alan Greenblatt is a former editor of Governing. He is the co-author 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 reached at Alan.greenblatt@outlook.com and on X at @AlanGreenblatt.

Here's a cheat sheet on the overall scoreboard in races for governor: THE GOVERNORS Next Year Republicans     22 Democrats       28 ...
What does it mean to claim victory before others declare you the winner? I think it's another symptom of our bruising, in-your-face political culture. The ...
Here's a fun bit of trivia out of this year's elections. Four of the new state attorneys general are the sons of former governors. Andrew ...
I'm not a great believer in the idea that foul language should necessarily be more prevalent on a blog than in a print publication. But ...
It makes sense that Republicans were able to make gains this year in Oklahoma and Montana. Oklahoma is a conservative state and the Montana legislature ...
posted Alan Greenblatt States should start getting along better with Congress. Issues that congressional Democrats are touting, such as stem cell research and a minimum ...
The Oakland Public Library is making available online historic images from its collection -- 200 to start. Most are of local buildings and bridges as they ...
Should California increase its number of state legislators? Steve Wiegand, of the Sacramento Bee, has an amusing column about this idea. Because of California's population, ...
You might recall that the attorneys general of Kansas and Indiana received national attention for their efforts to examine medical records from abortion clinics. They ...
Can a city be led based on the best ideas of mayors in other cities? Adrian Fenty, the incoming mayor of Washington, seems intent on ...