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The Biggest Social Issues to Watch in 2024 - Governing
网页The Biggest Social Issues to Watch in 2024. Legislatures across the nation are confronting several social issues including crime, drug use, immigration and poverty. These issues will continue to ...
What Painted Us So Indelibly Red and Blue? - Governing
网页August 3, 2021 •. Alan 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 ...
Why Does America Have Primaries? - Governing
网页2022年5月28日 · The original purpose of primaries, they say, was to make government more responsive to the will of the American people. Instead, they argue, primaries have hijacked government on behalf of ...
The Rise, Fall and Mutation of Political Machines - Governing
网页A simple way of explaining what happened in south Jersey this year is that a very large cohort of blue-collar voters suddenly and unexpectedly shed their loyalties. One thing we know about ...
How Citizens Can Have a Genuine Voice in Policymaking - Governing
网页2016年1月29日 · Beyond the partisan divides around some of the president's policy proposals lies a compelling thought: Regardless of the policy outcome, give ordinary people genuine, effective access to the ...
The History Behind the Separation of Church and State in America
网页The court’s three liberal appointees dissented in these important 2022 cases. “This Court continues to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state that the Framers fought to ...
Maps: What’s the Real Red and Blue Balance of State Government?
网页It’s of interest to review where things stand as the midterms approach. Thirty-six states will elect new governors. The 2023 class of freshman state legislators is estimated to number around 1,000.
The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Government Functions
网页2010年11月29日 · Problems from poorly conceived contracts can create cost increases that surpass the costs of in-house services, and if there’s shoddy contract oversight, a government is vulnerable to corruption ...
Number of Local Governments by State
网页2012年9月14日 · 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 ...