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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.

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.
Garcetti, who won reelection as mayor of Los Angeles last year, has made no secret of his presidential ambitions. In an interview, he suggested a mayor would be more pragmatic and "decent" than President Trump.
In races for governor around the country, the Democrats' preferred candidates are having to fend off attacks from progressive insurgents.
Negative partisanship has reached new depths, with candidates increasingly willing to insult one another directly.
Florida has emerged as a battleground in the fight over the 6 million people, in and out of jail, who can't vote because they were convicted of a felony.
As states debate the purpose of public universities, some say politics is playing an outsized role.
Recent election cycles have seen more than 40 percent of state legislative seats left uncontested. Not this year.
Some places are losing more lawyers and accountants than factory workers.