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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.

The Tallahassee mayor's win in the Democratic primary for governor is one of the year's biggest upsets. Can a progressive beat a Trump-endorsed candidate in this red state?
Republican Gov. Doug Ducey faces a tough fight for reelection.
Rather than going after voters in the middle, both the Democratic and Republican nominees are playing to their base.
Courts have ruled that access to public figures on social media is a constitutional right.
Louisiana has "stopped the bleeding," but political observers point out that the financially strained state still has several major spending problems.
Not everyone is happy about this trend.
In the span of five months, the state says it tripled the amount it was saving by privatizing Medicaid.
The beverage industry used a tactic that could become more common with other interest groups.
After the state sent out a false nuclear attack warning in January, Hawaii Gov. David Ige trailed in polls. Now he's favored to win reelection.
Any blue wave would have to be pretty big to threaten these popular Republican incumbent governors.