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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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New Alaska Governor Faces Difficult Year
As Alaska's new governor, Sean Parnell simply needs to diffuse a politically poisonous atmosphere, mend a fractured Republican Party and guide one of the largest...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Beating the Spread
What happens in Vegas is coming to Delaware. In May, Delaware became the third state, along with Nevada and Montana, to allow betting on sporting...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Quittin' Time In Colorado
There's an employer in Colorado that is having serious problems retaining its workers: the state legislature. Five legislators have left office this year alone, including...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Drained
These days, Bettye Fine Collins doesn't talk like a power politician. "It's not easy being me," she complains. It's not hard to understand why. As...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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The Costliest Ride
In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a city of just over 150,000 people, almost half of the annual public transit budget doesn't go for buses, or trolleys,...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Vive Le Roy?
When Roy Barnes lost his reelection bid as Georgia's Democratic governor in 2002, it was the surprise of the year. Now, the man his opponents once...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Franchise Frustration
The recent bankruptcies of Chrysler and General Motors are halting, for now, a furious burst of state legislative lobbying by the nation's car dealers. As...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Horrible Honeymoon
Sam Adams may be off to the worst start of any American politician since President William Henry Harrison. While Adams didn't catch a fatal case...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Past the Deadline
California, 2008 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't sign the budget until 85 days after the 2009 fiscal year began, making it the latest in state history. Although state government...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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Mischief After Midnight
Last summer, just as the nation's credit markets were about to tighten, Gregory Schmidt received a loan from his bank under extraordinarily generous terms. His...
March 24, 2010
 · Josh Goodman
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