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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.

Election results from November suggest they will have a big year. But with near record low representation in the states, Democrats need more than that to shift the balance of power.
The president has emerged as a central issue in races all over the country, underscoring a shift toward partisanship that has intensified since his election.
Depending on the outcome of a potential recount, Atlanta's election on Tuesday could either counter or worsen the nationwide decline in the number of big-city black mayors.
Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices refused to tighten the rules about when they should recuse themselves from cases. It has sparked a battle between old judges and new ones.
Studies suggest they're "too complex" for kids to understand, spurring some police departments to simplify the words they use when arresting them.
"People are probably tired of their city being in the headlines," says former Snellville Mayor Kelly Kautz.
Strapped for cash, Pennsylvania may finally grant the governor a victory and enact a severance tax. But it's an uphill battle.
Suburbs first gained popularity for being everything a big city wasn't. Now they want to be just like downtown.
2018 will be the first big election year when attorneys general target their peers in other states. Will it hinder the history of bipartisanship among them?
Democrats gained seats in several states on Tuesday -- more in the Virginia House than they have in any single cycle since the 19th century.