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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.

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.
There are lessons to be learned from New York and Pennsylvania.
After Democrats swept judicial elections last year, Harris County is set to become much less landlord-friendly.
Voters aren’t satisfied with how Seattle is managing its growth, which has largely been driven by Amazon's presence.
The number of Hmong legislators, who came from Southeast Asia as refugees, tripled in the Minnesota state House this year.
Legislators are seeking to roll back some of the high-profile ballot measures that voters approved in November. They also want to make it harder for initiatives to pass in the future.
Most of them led to a resignation or election loss.