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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 new study examines whether cities respond to complaints as quickly in poor neighborhoods as they do in rich ones.
Donna Arduin has made a career out of consulting with governors on budget cuts.
Lawmakers say they want to clear up confusion over plant-based meat substitutes.
In Tuesday's GOP primary, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin won a bare majority of the vote.
In Colorado, Republicans are trying to oust a dozen Democratic state legislators. It's the latest example of a political party using once-rare recalls as a way to gain control.
Tim Storey, who will take over as NCSL's executive director, has pledged to maintain the organization's bipartisan approach.
All but one of America's presidents between 1976 and 2004 were governors. Since then, state leaders have barely stood a chance at the Oval Office.
About one in five Americans now lack regular access to local media coverage. Studies show this is bad for politics, municipal debt -- and even the environment.
A generation ago, most Democrats and Republicans backed capital punishment. But in New Hampshire, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle just voted to abolish it, reflecting a nationwide trend.
The Republican governor of Indiana has quietly become one of the most effective and popular state leaders in the country.