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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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'Price Is Right' Politics
I learned something important from Rudy Giuliani's inability to name the price of a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread: Reporters ask really ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Sex and the City Government
Sometimes a statistic is worth a thousand words. Case in point: New York City gave away 5 million condoms in the first month after introducing the ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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A Governor's Best Friend
From Joe Six-Packs to a nine-term U.S. senator, everyone is worried about tainted pet food. Reaction to the recall from governors has been surprisingly ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Blogs?
How many governors currently have blogs? The same number that communicate through smoke signals, homing pigeons and telepathy (so far as I know). Zero. Here's ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Inbox Inadequacies
Governors offices and I don't see eye to eye. Many (though not all) of them seem to think e-mail is just like snail mail -- ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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All the Cool Kids Are Voting for Me
Why, more than anything else, does Anne Northup say she should be the Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky? Not because she'll fix the state's ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Government Efficiency, Aisle 6
Blasphemy as it might be for a writer for the Magazine of States and Localities, I'll admit it: Local government is the vanilla level of ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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It's My Party and I'll Nominate Who I Want to
State Treasurer Jonathan Miller's decision to end his campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor of Kentucky simplified (slightly) a maddeningly complicated election. Democrats still ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Oklahoma's Immigration Transformation
Temperatures have been in the upper 70s in Oklahoma City this week, perfect weather for flip-flops. That might explain why Governor Brad Henry signed a ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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The Untrained Rider
I've spent the week in Atlanta, where I've acquainted myself with MARTA, the city's transit system. I've found MARTA's trains to be clean, spacious, reliable ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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