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Josh Goodman

Josh Goodman

Former Staff Writer

Josh Goodman, a former Governing staff writer, works on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ state fiscal policy project.

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Trend Against Death Penalty Grows
posted Josh Goodman There is new momentum against the death penalty in state government. Death sentences are declining, the New Jersey legislature passed a death ...
May 07, 2010
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Who Let the Dangerous Dogs Out?
A national movement is afoot to crack down on dangerous dogs, from San Francisco, to Colorado to Virginia. Now counties across the country have a ...
May 07, 2010
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Relentlessly "On Message"
Sometimes a word is worth a thousand words. That's certainly been true during the latest round of governors' State of the State addresses. You can ...
May 07, 2010
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Govs' Polls: Woe the Ex-Congressmen (UPDATED)
SurveyUSA's newest approval rating polls reveal the secret to being a popular governor: Don't be a former member of Congress. Ten (Correction) Nine current governors ...
May 07, 2010
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Utah's Constitutional Kerfuffle
The last time many people felt passionately about the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, other hot topics included Prohibition and women's suffrage. But ...
May 07, 2010
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States of the President
The State of the Union address is as much about measuring the standing of the president as it is about the country as a whole. ...
May 07, 2010
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Virginia's "Singing" Senators
Virginia is embroiled in a state song controversy, but for all the wrong reasons. The ordeal began in 1997 when, due to patently offensive lyrics, "...
May 07, 2010
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Kelo's Effect on Stadiums
While working on an article for Governing's March issue on financing sports stadiums, one question I've asked a couple of sources is whether last year's ...
May 07, 2010
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Will the Dearth of African-American Governors End in 2006?
Only one African-American, Virginia's Doug Wilder, has ever been elected governor of a U.S. state. As a result of developments over the past two ...
May 07, 2010
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Rhode Island's Gamble
Rhode Island doesn't have a lot going for it. It's about 1/429th the size of Alaska. It's not actually an island. And, it was one ...
May 07, 2010
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