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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.

Rural America lags behind metro areas in terms of population growth, business creation and workforce participation.
Most states have recently passed laws to combat trafficking. But they aren't always funded or enforced, and some activists say they could have the opposite intended effect.
Democratic socialist candidates have won seats this year in Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia. More are likely to join them.
The 5-4 ruling leaves no options for challenging maps perceived as unfairly partisan in federal court.
More people are registering as Republicans than Democrats in states with gubernatorial elections this year and in some 2020 battleground states.
According to the most comprehensive report of its kind, states spend more than $9 billion a year incarcerating people who violate community supervision terms that even corrections officials admit are difficult to comply with.
The administration is focusing on a level of government that past presidents have often neglected.
Supporters of the initiatives will have to wait at least two years before they go before voters.
The policy was intended to discourage government dependence. It didn’t seem to work.