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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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Two Peas in a Pod
Iowa and New Hampshire have a lot in common: They get to vote first in the presidential nominating process, both are racially homogenous and both ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Governor, Tell Us How You Really Feel
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland must REALLY not want to be vice president. Either that or he suffers from a political Achilles Heel: uncontrollable honesty. Strickland, ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Lethal
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The Origins of Lethal Injection
Today's Supreme Court hearing on Kentucky's death penalty may be a prelude to the end of lethal injection nationally -- or perhaps the end of ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Court
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No Love for Tennis Courts
This might say something about the status of tennis in the United States. When the Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an interesting article headlined, "Cities ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
Kkk
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When the Klan Ran Colorado
Peter Groff is now officially the first black state Senate president in Colorado history. But this passage in the Denver Post article on Groff is ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Why Were the New Hampshire Polls Wrong?
Mark Blumenthal at pollster.com has a fascinating post looking at why the pre-election surveys didn't anticipate Hillary Clinton's victory in the New Hampshire Democratic ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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A Different Kind of Political Party
Alabama doesn't want anyone to have to make a choice between voting and partying: Alabama is one of 24 states voting on Feb. 5. Early voting will ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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The Difference Between Iowa and New Hampshire
Former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin writes in the Washington Post this morning that gender was key to Hillary's comeback in New Hampshire, but not in ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Deval Patrick's Immigration Gamble
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said recently that he's studying whether he can offer illegal immigrants in-state tuition without legislative approval. A few years ago that ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Federalism at Work
Many state legislatures decided they wanted to influence federal politics by moving up their presidential primaries. So which level of government has to shoulder much ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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