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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.

Rural lawmakers are dwindling in number as people continue to migrate to metropolitan areas. But the battle between urban and rural politics is as big as ever -- and those out in the country may be winning.
Government officials are intensely aware of the political need to spread out resources equally but doing so means there probably won’t be enough to make a major impact anywhere.
The Attorney General is poised to beat Democrat Wendy Davis in the state's nationally watched and heated governor's race, but most Texans know very little about him.
Private-sector actors are reshaping the center of some cities in ways local governments no longer have the ability to do themselves.
Many state candidates are asked less about their stance on issues affecting the state and more about federal matters they can do little about.
Kansas’ secretary of state is redefining immigration laws not only in his state, but in Arizona and elsewhere.
In the nineteenth century, some states took control of local police forces. Today, St. Louis is the last big city whose force is still under state control.
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s conservative ideas are resonating in practically every area of state government. And its opponents aren’t happy about it.
Greater Louisville is about to be born. How much greater will it be?
You don't hear too much about this right-leaning state pressure group. Maybe that's why it wins so often.