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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.

Gay_parenting
Archive
Gay Parenting: The Next Front in the Culture Wars?
Gay marriage may soon run out of steam as a political issue in the states, but there's little danger that a ceasefire is imminent in ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Spam
Archive
Sock Puppets, Potato Blossoms and Cheerful Candidates
Spam has accumulated once again in my inbox since my post a couple of weeks ago, so it's time for the latest tidbits from the ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Archive
A Gay Marriage Reversal of Fortune?
It's been a rough summer for gay marriage supporters, what with courts in New York, Washington, Georgia and Nebraska all ruling against them. But recent ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Meth
Archive
Meth: Good News and Bad
The first time I glanced at the National Association of Counties' latest report on meth, I thought it vindicated the meth precursor laws that have ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Spam_3
Archive
From Brat to Wurst
Here's the latest delicious political spam candidates for governor are sending to my inbox: * Wisconsin Republican Mark Green has a folksy video in which he ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Cockfighting
Archive
Crying Fowl
Oklahoma State University political scientist Bob Darcy has just done his best to dispel me of one of my favorite urban rural legends: That Brad ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Nochild
Archive
No Child: The Problem of Defining the Problem
No Child Left Behind doesn't come up in Congress for reauthorization until next year, but that hasn't stopped a lively discussion from taking place over ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Polk
Archive
Plethora of Polk
The Nashville and Davidson County metro government has a lot going for it -- improving schools, affordable housing and an attractive business location -- but ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Nycapitol_1
Archive
Will the New York Senate Go Democratic?
I queried folks here at NCSL's annual meeting in Nashville as to whether Democrats were in a position to take control of the New York ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Nudists_1
Archive
Free and Easy
Yesterday at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Nashville, I set out on a search to find the weirdest booth in the ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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