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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.

Uncertainties about resources, and a question about residents' citizenship status, are making localities more nervous than usual about not counting people.
The night's biggest voting rights measure was in Florida, where more than 1 million felons had their right to vote restored.
The state where lawmakers put every justice on trial this year is also the only state where the legislature has no control over the judicial budget. Voters changed that on Tuesday.
An unpopular governor and a moderate candidate have given Republicans the chance for rare victories in Connecticut and Oregon.
Since the U.S. started making anonymous homebuyers reveal their true identities, luxury prices in hot markets have dropped.
Akron, Ohio, calls it the Innerbelt National Forest.
Only one Republican in the region looks like a certain winner. The rest are at some risk.
Four years ago, lawmakers snuck a term-limits extension onto the ballot. Now, thanks to recent statehouse scandals, voters may roll that back.
Supporters of so-called Marsy's Law hope eventually to amend the U.S. Constitution.
In an unusual trend, prominent politicians, including three sitting Republican governors, are refusing to endorse their own party's picks for governor.