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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.

The business community has a reputation for being skeptical about public spending and regulations. But on some issues, they're actually government’s strongest ally.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage has become so unpopular with lawmakers that many Democrats and Republicans have united against him. What does that mean for the next three years?
A rundown of the most important tax-related measures facing voters this November.
Turnout in local elections has gotten so low that some places might start practically paying people to vote. But there's a simpler, cheaper way to get more people to the polls.
In several states, the Democratic party is dropping the name of slave-owning presidents from annual fundraising dinners.
Republicans want to make Kentucky the next Southern state with a GOP governor. It won't be easy.
In some of the country’s most expensive cities to live, economists worry increased incomes will put even more pressure on housing markets.
With so many governors running for president, new attention is being given to how out-of-state political trips are funded.
For the first time in more than a decade, the House and Senate have passed bills to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law and give states more freedom in education.
Florida and Virginia (and possibly two other states) have to redraw their unconstitutional voting maps for the 2016 election. Similar legal challenges are only likely to increase in coming years.