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Over Two Decades, Much of the West Has Turned Blue. Why
WEBDec 12, 2023 · But Texas hasn’t budged. In 2020, Joe Biden lost the state by 5 percentage points. It was the best showing by a Democratic presidential candidate in nearly a quarter century.
The Biggest Social Issues to Watch in 2024 - Governing
WEBThe 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 ...
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 Rise, Fall and Mutation of Political Machines - Governing
WEBA 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Government Functions
WEBNov 29, 2010 · 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 ...
America’s Long, Complicated History of Isolationism - Governing
WEBIn September 1796, George Washington published his Farewell Address, encouraging future generations to “Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all ...
The Public-Sector Bargaining Table’s New Inflation-Driven
WEBApr 12, 2022 · In this context, public-sector leaders, HR departments, budgeters and labor negotiators face several unique challenges. State and local revenues are expanding in most places, albeit at differing ...