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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.

One afternoon in the fall of 1995, John McDonough tells us in his new book, "Experiencing Politics," he was sitting in his seat on the floor of the Massachusetts House of Representatives as the chamber prepared to vote on a huge tax break for Raytheon, the locally based defense contractor.
In the wake of California's attempt to recall Governor Gray Davis, it seems likely this tactic will be tried in other states.
This isn't the easiest time for localities to get money out of Washington. But they aren't about to quit asking.
Cars have been pushing pedestrians around forever. Pedestrians are starting to push back.
Three years ago, Randall Gnant founded what he called the "Mushroom Coalition," a group of moderate Republicans in the Arizona Senate who thought their leadership kept them in the dark and covered with bull droppings. Now Gnant himself is the Senate president. He says his first order of business will be "embarking on a new course" of making the legislative process more open.
Philadelphia's school superintendent is brimming with ideas about how to improve things, and he's trying all of them at once.
Although Iowa failed in its efforts to make municipalities consolidate, collaboration is happening at the grassroots level.
Jeb Bush's eight-year reign in Florida is almost over. Tallahassee may never be the same.
Newt Gingrich was up to his old tricks this morning at the American Enterprise Institute, spouting wise about ways the GOP could defeat Hillary Clinton ...
NGA and NASBO -- the groups that represent governors and state budget officers -- released their "Fiscal Survey of the States" today. There ...