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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 are split over whether they should move to the middle or embrace their right-wing base.
Studies show they're ineffective and may unequally impact black and Hispanic communities.
The city's first chief design officer comes to the job from the Los Angeles Times.
White residents are either moving back downtown -- or to farther-out exurbs.
States are raising the age of consent to protect children from forced marriage. No state has gone as far as Delaware.
When a neighborhood isn't rich -- and isn't poor -- government tends to forget about it.
Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little will now face state Rep. Paulette Jordan, who could be the first Native American elected governor of any state. He's the heavy favorite to win.
There may be no politics more local than a campaign for sheriff, but the charged national issue of immigration has become suddenly salient. The defeat of two prominent sheriffs in North Carolina may set a template for progressive challenges nationwide.
Domestic abuse is a different problem from financial corruption, but New York's political system seems to promote scandals of all kinds.
Five months after a sex and blackmail scandal broke, Gov. Eric Greitens will resign facing potential criminal charges. His replacement, a conservative with good lawmaker relations, is likely to achieve what Greitens could not.