May 2012
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John Kitzhaber once called Oregon “ungovernable.” Now, he’s forging bipartisan alliances that are making it one of the best-governed states in the nation.
In Michigan, financial advisers take control of cities on the brink of bankruptcy.
Now that private-sector groups are allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money in state elections, who’s really running for office?
Several states were embarrassed by faulty counts in their caucuses, which are run by political parties rather than by public officials.
In his new book, political scientist Alan Rosenthal professes that no one gets what they want more than governors. Find out why.