Maps: What’s the Real Red and Blue Balance of State Government?
WEBCalling a state “red” or “blue” doesn’t capture its balance of power in detail, whether the distribution of legislative seats or the affiliations of mayors in its large cities. Few ...
Cities Face Resistance as They Vie for Rent Control
WEBIn Massachusetts, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the City Council are struggling to push legislation that would exempt the city from the state’s 30-year-old rent control ban.
Why Political Machines Were Good for Government
WEBJun 22, 2015 · Rauch’s paper is not merely about patronage, but also about the political machines that employ it. For much of the past century, in most of urban America, political machines got the job of ...
What Painted Us So Indelibly Red and Blue? - Governing
WEBAlan Ehrenhalt. 2020 U.S. election results. (Shutterstock) “We’re not a collection of red and blue states,” Barack Obama is famously supposed to have said in 2004. “We’re the United ...
The Public-Sector Bargaining Table’s New Inflation-Driven
WEBApr 12, 2022 · The latest financial market-based projection is 5.6 percent. So inflation will be the wild-card issue in public-sector labor relations this year, and it’s now time for management, financial ...
2021 Military Active-Duty Personnel, Civilians by State - Governing
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · The five states with the most total active-duty and reserve members of the military, as of September 2021, were: 217,889 in California. 174,598 in Texas. 156,475 in Virginia. 122,214 in North ...
Governing: State and local government news and analysis
WEBPolarized politics has changed the dynamics of legislation and policymaking at the state and local level. Political parties with supermajorities are increasingly in control in many states and cities.
The Week in Public Finance: The 10 States That Give More to
WEBJan 10, 2019 · In total, 10 states are so-called donor states, meaning they pay more in taxes to the federal government than they receive back in funding for, say, Medicaid or public education. North Dakota ...
Maps: How State Energy Codes Compare to Efficiency Goals
WEBBuilding energy use accounts for nearly 30 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. The latest energy codes can reduce carbon dioxide, but many states continue to use standards that are outdated.
Number of Local Governments by State
WEBSep 14, 2012 · Some states are home to significant numbers of local governments, with numerous jurisdictional boundaries and overlapping special districts. Nationally, there were a total of 38,779 general ...
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