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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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Cities to Sports Teams: Good Riddance
Earlier this year I wrote a feature on baseball stadium financing, with the premise that it's getting harder for teams to win funding from state ...
April 08, 2010
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Blanco Scores Big
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco isn't generally known for political savvy, but she showed some smarts last week. That's when, to my knowledge, she was the ...
April 08, 2010
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Not a Hussein in the Bunch
Over the past couple of weeks, Sen. Barack Obama's middle name, "Hussein," has generated a minor stir, with analysts wondering whether it's a ...
April 08, 2010
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Park Place
Here's a neat Web site: Santa Monica, California has a real-time map of where parking spaces are available in its downtown and at the beach. ...
April 08, 2010
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Capital Offense
I received this familiar-sounding message from Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff the other day: "Our agenda is ambitious: to build the best ...
April 08, 2010
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More Troops = Fewer Cops?
The news that the Army and Marine Corps are requesting permanent increases in personnel doesn't sound like the type of thing that would impact state ...
April 08, 2010
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Marginally Better Than Coal
Still stumped on what gifts to get your loved ones? Alabama Governor Bob Riley has some suggestions. "Show your family and friends how much ...
April 08, 2010
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War on Thanksgiving, Anyone?
I've held my fire long enough: It's time to revisit how governors are traversing the minefield that is the Christmas/holiday season. Like last year, ...
April 08, 2010
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Generation D?
Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne points to an important statistic from this fall's elections: Sixty percent of voters under the age of thirty supported ...
April 08, 2010
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'Twas the Fight for the Speakership
Nothing's stirring in the political world this week, except in the Texas House. When Texas Republicans retained their majority in the state House of Representatives ...
April 08, 2010
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