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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.

If there's one place for premature speculation, it's the blogosphere. That's why I say with pride that I was speculating prematurely when I wrote about ...
I like a lot of different foods -- pie, hash browns, apple danish and lamb rogan josh to name a few -- but there's nothing ...
Arizona is doing something that, so far as I know, nowhere else has tried: A statewide effort to automate speeding enforcement on state highways.
Louisiana has a unique way of making government more bipartisan. Consider the major candidates for governor this fall: -Foster Campbell, a Democrat -Walter Boasso, who ...
Nebraska media reported this week that Governor Dave Heineman is planning his fourth trade mission to Cuba, with nothing more than a hint that the ...
I know two things: 1) I've never spoken with anyone who, in a casual conversation, follows "way" with "forward." 2) Politicians, marketers and ...
Tom Leppert, Dallas' new mayor, won his first major policy battle by overturning an interesting policy with a dull name: "verified response." Under ...
Yesterday's news is that the U.S. Department of Transportation, with the approval of the White House, fought behind the scenes to stop California from ...
Imagine if a mayor could have this list of accomplishments: -A budget surplus -Rising test scores for K-12 students -A new NFL stadium and a ...
Governing is a magazine, and a Web site, and newsletters and conferences and books. What's the point of all this stuff? To inform, to entertain, ...