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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.

A bi-weekly tracking of the lead up to the 2022 election season.
No Democratic governor has been defeated since 2014. Look for that to change in November.
Democrats continued to struggle in the Lone Star state with Hispanics voting in growing numbers for Republicans. That shift could hurt Beto O’Rourke’s chances of unseating incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
The Democrat stepped down from his leadership post last year. He faces 22 racketeering counts, becoming the latest in a series of speakers around the country to face corruption charges.
States that oversee liquor sales directly are getting rid of vodka, while a number of governors and local officials are looking to end investment or break off ties with Russia.
Flush with cash, states are able to offer colleges and universities more support than they have in decades. But campuses still face challenges from declining enrollments.
The president's party almost always loses seats in midterms. Here's why.
The pandemic has presented counties with a big bill in terms of dealing with health costs, including mental health. Their workforces are strained, but luckily there’s plenty of money on tap from Washington.
The new normal is hard to predict. The economic picture is mixed while downtowns remain under peril.
The Supreme Court has signaled it's ready to reconsider or even abolish the use of race in redistricting. At risk are the Voting Rights Act and decades of precedent.