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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.

About a year ago, I was working on a short feature about how cities are trying to promote their local scenes. Fritz Junker, the head ...
After days of stories detailing New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's recovery from a severe car accident, The New York Times weighed in Sunday with the ...
Stateline.org reports that the Virginia Tech shootings have already inspired legislation, with a Louisiana state representative dropping a bill that would make it clear ...
A student was waving a gun late Monday night outside the University of Virginia's engineering building. It turned out that his reasons were entirely innocent ...
Early in my career at Governing, I wrote this feature about methods that courts were using in order to speed along their dockets. The lead, ...
Tommy Thompson was one of the great governors of recent years and no doubt possessed the ability to have done great things as a Cabinet ...
Chris Cillizza, the political columnist for Washingtonpost.com, presents a good overview of the potential upsides of a presidential run by New York Mayor Michael ...
Am I the only one who thinks Jordin Sparks' victory on "American Idol" is a good omen for Barack Obama, based on their ...
Normally I don't publish off the record remarks, but this one is so charming and innocuous -- and I'll keep the person in question anonymous ...
It's good to see Mitt Romney finally taking some credit for the health insurance mandate bill he signed into law last year as governor of ...