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...
by jpitney | Dec 5, 2023 | Civility, State Government
Schreckhise, W., Pierce, J., Benjamin, F., Lovrich, N., & Button, E. (2023). Legislative Civility, Gridlock, Polarization, and Productivity. State Politics & Policy Quarterly, 1-22. doi:10.1017/spq.2023.23 To what extent are more civil legislatures able to...
by jpitney | Jun 16, 2023 | Civility, State Government
Alan Ehrenhalt at Governing: the real problem in the Legislature this year wasn’t partisan voting — it was partisan bitterness and an overall absence of the civility for which Nebraska politics has long been appreciated. It’s obvious, of course, that Nebraska...
