Civility and Legislative Productivity

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...

Civility Fades in Nebraska

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...

State News

Perry Bacon at WP: Local newspapers are shrinking, and most national media outlets mostly cover Congress and the president. That has left a huge and important void as both parties increasingly enact their policy agendas at the state level. Enter States Newsroom. Over...

A Civility Award in Delaware

From the University of Delaware: Elementary school students in Delaware will now have improved mental health services thanks to bipartisan collaboration that took place in drafting and passing into law House Bill 100, which creates separate and sustained funding for...