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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 dream of eliminating the influence of large, private donors from the election equation is pretty much dead. Now campaign finance reformers are shifting their focus.
Twice as many Republicans can't run again for state legislative office. That could help Democrats, but how much?
“The Trump dystopia is clearly motivating people to do something, and at the local level that means running for office, even against your own party.”
In lawsuits involving high-profile partisan issues, some state AGs choose to sit out.
Critics say laws that treat attacks against police officers as a hate crime are unnecessary and hard to enforce.
It's now common, even for lower-paying jobs, to make employees pledge their loyalty to companies. Some states are stepping in to stop the corporate abuse.
Some negotiations have become so heated that legislatures have taken their fight to the courts.
The Texas Supreme Court justice is witty and approachable, and he's huge on Twitter. He's also one of the most influential conservative jurists in the country right now.
Secretaries of state are concerned about not just the federal government's request for voter information but also the information they're not getting about election security breaches.
Mike Stack is under investigation by the state’s inspector general. The results could impact the 2018 election.