Five Policy Issues to Watch in 2024 - Governing
At the end of 2023, public schools reported difficulty hiring qualified teacher’s candidates, with retention suffering as well, partially due to salaries.Teachers went on strike last year in Los ...
The Biggest Social Issues to Watch in 2024 - Governing
Editor's note: These issue briefs originally appeared in our annual Issues to Watch, which was published on Jan. 10. You can read the entire article here. Crime
The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Government Functions
Nov 29, 2010 · Last summer, residents of Maywood, Calif., woke up one morning to find the government as they knew it gone. After years of corruption and mismanagement, the small, blue-collar city south of Los ...
A Century of Cities
It all started in 1924, in Lawrence, Kan., when 10 municipal leagues got together and said they wanted to make sure they had a voice in Washington, D.C.
Governing: State and local government news and analysis
State and local governments face a tight labor market and a competitive disadvantage with the private sector. But salaries aren’t the only issue, with cities, counties and states all grappling ...
The History Behind the Separation of Church and State in America
The 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 ...
Maps: What’s the Real Red and Blue Balance of State Government?
It’s of interest to review where things stand as the midterms approach. Thirty-six states will elect new governors. The 2023 class of freshman state legislators is estimated to number around 1,000.
The Rise, Fall and Mutation of Political Machines - Governing
Jacob Arvey, left, was part of a delegation including Sen. Adlai Stevenson and Mayor Richard J. Daley greeting former president Harry Truman on a visit to Chicago in July 1956 to raise funds for ...
John Quincy Adams: The President Who Failed in His Pursuit
John Quincy Adams really wanted to be a poet, what was then called a man of letters. His parents quickly put the kibosh to that. He fell in love with a young woman named Mary Frazier of ...
What Painted Us So Indelibly Red and Blue? - Governing
Sometimes, however, the simplest questions become the most difficult ones to answer. We live in a collection of divergent and mutually antagonistic constituencies.