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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.

Every system has its own set of drawbacks.
In his first joint address to Congress, the president talked a lot about improving infrastructure and health care but offered virtually no new details about how.
Arizona was the poster child for Tea Party politics. Now the state's Republican leaders are focusing instead on core establishment issues. The shift there could signal what's to come across the country.
As voters head to the polls in Connecticut, Delaware and Washington, Democrats are hoping to ride some voters' discontent with President Trump to victory.
Several states have already passed right-to-work laws this year -- and their reach may finally expand into the Northeast.
It’s time for a history lesson.
The state’s lawmakers have a history of ethics and legal problems -- yet their constituents don’t seem to care.
Two new governors have surprised their states by keeping many of the previous administrations' cabinet members.
But the days of having lawyers regulate their own conduct are numbered in California. The question now is whether that will prompt others to end the controversial practice.
After fighting his own battle over where to house his Star Wars stuff, he let the cities duke it out.