Over Two Decades, Much of the West Has Turned Blue. Why
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Still, 2024 seems unlikely to bring about a drastic change in Democratic fortunes. Over the last two decades, the West may have become Democrats’ political promised land. But in Texas, they’re ...
Governing: State and local government news and analysis
WEBGet smart with Governing. Where government is going in states & localities. Get the latest news coverage about policy and management in state and local government.
The History Behind the Separation of Church and State in America
WEBThe 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 ...
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 ...
The Nuances of Digital Redlining, Explained - Governing
WEBDigital redlining is underinvestment by Internet companies in providing service to communities that are lower income — disproportionately communities of color — and it results in plans that ...
The Rise, Fall and Mutation of Political Machines - Governing
WEBJacob Arvey, the legendary Chicago political boss of the 1940s, had something important that he liked to tell novices about how to succeed in politics. “It’s very simple,” he would say ...
The Rise and Simultaneous Fall of Straight-Ticket Voting - Governing
WEBJuly 12, 2016 •. Louis Jacobson. The U.S. has recently seen a rise in straight-ticket voting -- that is, voters choosing candidates from only one party up and down the ballot. In most states ...
Is “All Men Are Created Equal” a Declaration, Promise ... - Governing
WEB15 30. Thomas Jefferson, speaking for the Second Continental Congress, wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”. He either meant this to be a universal ...
What Painted Us So Indelibly Red and Blue? - Governing
WEBAugust 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 ...
Which Companies Get the Most Federal Subsidies? - Governing
WEBMar 16, 2015 · For the most part, it’s a relatively small number of larger corporate players that receive most federal dollars. Two-thirds of all grants and allocated tax credits over the time period reviewed ...
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