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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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In Los Angeles, Avoiding the Risks of the Status Quo
I tend to think that one mistake people often make (in business, in government, in life in general) is to assume that maintaining the status ...
April 08, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Memphis Reporter Wins GOVERNING/Stateline.org Award
Marc Perrusquia, a reporter with the Memphis Commercial Appeal, is the recipient of the seventh annual Hal Hovey Award, presented by GOVERNING and Stateline.org....
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Merging Historically Black Universities
Now that American higher education has been racially integrated for decades, what's the role of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)? That's the question that...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Reaching for a Tuition Tax?
In cities from Boston to Baltimore to Birmingham, Ala., universities and hospitals have played key roles in revitalizing urban neighborhoods. But expansions of eds and...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Health Reform, Utah Style
Conservative Utah doesn't usually have a lot in common with liberal Massachusetts. But both states have embraced health exchanges - one of the big ideas...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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A Candidate Takes on Taxes
When Lincoln Chafee kicked off his campaign for governor of Rhode Island in January, he did something unconventional: He actually made news. Rather than stick...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Southeastern Water Wars
On June 10, 2009, state officials in Georgia declared that the severe three-year drought that parched metro Atlanta and much of the Southeast was finally over. But...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Top 10 Legislative Issues to Watch 2010
The Great Recession may technically be over, but it continues to have a devastating effect on the ability of state legislators to craft new legislation...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Following An Ethically-Challenged Governor
For better and for worse, it is Pat Quinn's fate to be the governor who followed Rod Blagojevich in Illinois. Quinn served as lieutenant governor...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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States Weigh Pot Reform
While political power has been shifting to the federal level lately, there's a clear exception. When it comes to policies on marijuana for medicinal use,...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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