by jpitney | Jan 8, 2026 | State Government
David Schultz at Governing: Tim Walz is out as a candidate for a third term as governor of Minnesota. He was undone by the constant drumbeat of fraud allegations, some proven, others still under investigation, that came to define the last years of his administration....
by jpitney | Dec 30, 2025 | California Politics, Economic Policy, Education, Environment, Homelessness, Poverty, State Government, Taxes, Transportation
Jim Geraghty at NRO: As I wrote earlier this year, U.S. News and World Report ranks each state on a wide variety of categories. In the most recent assessment, California ranked dead last in opportunity, dead last in affordability, 47th in employment, 47th in energy...
by jpitney | Jun 14, 2025 | California Politics, Constitution, Federalism, State Government
Tenth Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people Nathan Gardels at Noema: The most effective first line of defense for the states is to...
by jpitney | Dec 21, 2024 | Congress, Journalism, Journalists, Regulation, State Government
Nik Usher at Nieman Lab: Most people find talk of clotures, filibusters, committee votes, bill reconciliation, the legislative calendar, and beyond absolutely boring. If civic-affairs news is the broccoli of American journalism, then coverage of legislative procedure...
by jpitney | Oct 8, 2024 | Civility, State Government
Lesley Kennedy at NCSL: Alexandra Hudson, founder of Civic Renaissance, is on a mission to elevate public discourse and mend societal rifts through the wisdom of the past. Her book, “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves,” explores...
by jpitney | Jan 9, 2024 | Public Service, State Government, Violence
Sarah Ellison, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley at WP: On Wednesday, bomb threats forced evacuations, closures or stepped-up security measures at more than a dozen state capitols,in...
