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
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 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 ...
If Congress Cuts Section 8 Housing, These States Will Suffer
The Housing Choice Voucher program helps 2.3 million households pay rent. Biden has called for small increases to the program, while GOP leaders are eyeing cuts that will hit some states ...
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 ...
Which Companies Get the Most Federal Subsidies? - Governing
Mar 16, 2015 · For the most part, it’s a relatively small number of larger corporate players that receive most federal dollars. Two-thirds of all grants and allocated tax credits over the time period reviewed ...
The Data Center Capital of the World Is in Virginia - Governing
Jul 27, 2023 · Just beyond the far-western suburbs of Washington, D.C., Ashburn, Va., is the epicenter of “Data Center Alley,” anchoring a collection of nearly 300 data centers, scattered across Loudoun ...
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 ...
Why Does America Have Primaries? - Governing
May 28, 2022 · With primary season underway, our resident historian examines the origins and role of primary elections in American politics and the intensification of American partisanship.
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 ...