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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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Now Blogging: Tom Vilsack
Writing a recent diary on liberal Web site Daily Kos, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack proved that he isn't your father's blogging politician -- and not ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Former Governors Have More Fun
What with the lousy hours, mediocre pay, constant media scrutiny, obligatory baby kissing and inevitable squabbling with the legislature, why would anyone want to be ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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The Straw that Broke Joe Camel's Back?
Ninety-nine government reports out of one hundred instantly get tossed in the wastebasket of irrelevancy, but yesterday's Surgeon General report on secondhand smoke seems destined ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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"I like you, just not like that."
A Washington Post poll released today had lots of good news for Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich. Fifty-six percent of registered Maryland voters approve of the ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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One Way to Boost Turnout
An Arizona ballot measure may hold the key to boosting voter turnout: paying people to vote. The initiative, which last week the state certified for ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Cell Outs
Hate cell phones? You should move to Vermont. As of June 2005, the most recent data available, the Green Mountain state had the fewest cell phones ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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A Cold-Button Issue
Everyone knows the hot-button political issues these days: the Iraq War, gay marriage, abortion, immigration and unfunded public employee pension liabilities. Ok, so maybe the ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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So Much Spam
posted by Josh Goodman A few weeks ago, I did something that no sane person would do. I signed up for dozens of gubernatorial candidate ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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"Let's See Some ID, Grandpa"
posted by Josh Goodman Legislators in Tennessee are taking a swig of something we here at Governing find highly intoxicating: policy innovation. Earlier this summer, ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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"A Compassionate Redneck"
Here's a pop quiz for the elections junkies out there. What candidate for governor recently described himself as "a compassionate redneck," noted that ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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