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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.

Republicans hold a small fraction of seats in two Democratic states, but they enjoy outsized power.
Democrats rarely win elections in the South. If anyone can do it, it's Jim Hood.
In New Jersey, dozens of localities have outlawed sales or possession of the drug even before the legislature legalizes it.
After the blackface scandals involving Virginia politicians, expect more candidates to dig up dirt on themselves while keeping in mind the changing culture of America and the power of the internet.
If history is any indication, the current controversies will likely change how Ralph Northam governs. He's already made racial reconciliation a new priority.
With control of the legislature on the line in November, the party could pay a price for the blackface revelations by Virginia's governor and attorney general, and the sexual assault allegations against the lieutenant governor.
Ralph Northam resigned on TK over his yearbook page, which showed people dressed in blackface and as the KKK. His successor, who will be the state's second black governor, is fighting allegations of his own -- of sexual assault.
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is refusing to leave office after the resurfacing of his yearbook page, which shows one person dressed in blackface and another as a Ku Klux Klan member.
Since the midterm elections, Republican legislators in California, Kansas and New Jersey have switched to the Democratic party.
Several new governors have signed anti-discrimination executive orders. So did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but his had no mention of sexual orientation or gender identity.