State and local government
Contributors: Neiman, Jayme, editor of compilation
Edition: 2013-2014 edition / edited by Kevin B. Smith and Jayme Neiman.
Publisher: Sage, CQ Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781452287294; 9781483301754
Subjects: Politics and government; State governments; Local government
Other titles: State and local government 2013-2014
Table of contents: title: I. Federalism and intergovernmental relations. 1. The unknown impact of federal fiscal decisions; title: 2. The top 5 state-local issues facing the Feds; title: 3. Rethinking federalism for more effective governance. II. Elections and political environment. 4. Are voter ID opponents winning the battle but losing the war?; title: 5. Not yet Section 5's time to die; title: 6. The ramifications of changing the Electoral College; title: 7. Can you separate federal issues from state elections? III. Political parties and interest groups. 8. Pressured companies leave ALEC; title: 9. Men and women lobbyists in the American states; title: 10. Political demographic trends brighter for Democrats. IV. Legislatures. 11. Newbies infiltrate state legislative chambers; title: 12. The effects of legislative term limits on state fiscal conditions; title: 13. The Conservative difference; title: 14. As legislatures become more partisan, Nebraska holds out. V. Governors and executives. 15. Brownback's dilemma: how to balance the Kansas budget after massive tax cuts; title: 16. Governors balance pardons with politics; title: 17. Gender and gubernatorial agenda; title: 18. Where have all the governors gone? VI. Courts. 19. The 2012 budget survey of state court administrators; title: 20. Death penalty is experiencing technical difficulties; title: 21. Private prisons-grade: incomplete; title: 22. Courts struggle to maintain safety. VII Bureaucracy. 23. How did 2012 treat public employees?; title: 24. Are public employees overpaid?; title: 25. Teleworking in Texas; title: 26. Should state education chiefs be elected? VIII. Local government. 27. The local squeeze: falling revenues and growing demand for services challenge cities, counties, and school districts; title: 28. City-county consolidation and local government expenditures; title: 29. Counties: an outdated concept or the future? IX. Budget and taxes. 30. Struggling to grow; title: 31. Fracking for state dollars; title: 32. Municipal bankruptcy and the role of states; title: 33. The "B" word: is municipal bankruptcy's stigma fading? X. Policy challenges. 34. Legislating social media in the states; title: 35. Legally green; title: 36. How will boomers reshape U.S. cities?; title: 37. Private manners, public roles: recognizing different standards for public board service.