State and Local Government
Subtitle: 2015-2016 edition
By: Kevin B. Smith, editor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Edition: 2015-2016 edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781483383668
Subjects: Politics and government; State governments; Periodicals; Local government
Table of contents: title: I. Federalism. 1. European-style federalism's lessons for America; title: 2. Permanent policy principles for state-federal relations; title: 3. Why do different states have such wildly different ideas about government?; title: 4. Cities forge policy apart from states. II. Election and political environment. 5. States make changes to get out the vote; title: 6. Voting: what's next?; title: 7. Fraud fighter or ballot blocker; title: 8. Issues related to state voter identification laws. III. Political parties and special interest groups. 9. Despite huge victories, Republicans face some obstacles; title: 10. Are Democrats out of touch with suburbia?; title: 11. The gift; title: 12. Eschewing lobbyists, state advocate for themselves. IV. Legislatures. 13. Peak of partisanship; title: 14. How political donors are changing statehouse news reporting; title: 15. Why we're not holding state legislators accountable. V. Governors. 16. So you won the Governor's race, now what?; title: 17. Patience and pragmatism dominate. Asa Hutchinson's first 100 days; title: 18. In some states, tax cut promises collide with budget realities; title: 19. When states win lawsuits, where does the money go? VI. Courts. 20. Battle for state court control intensifies; title: 21. Skyrocketing court fines are major revenue generator for Ferguson; title: 22. The experience of dignity: community courts and the failure of the Criminal Justice System; title: 23. Penitence: a hulking prison in Philadelphia was built for introspection. VII. Bureaucracy. 24. A tale of two hatchet men: emergency financial management in Michigan; title: 25. How can we expect A+ teachers from C-training programs?; title: 26. Pension reforms push employees out the door in some states. VIII. Local government. 27. Exiting the penalty box; title: 28. Bankrupt cities? What about distressed cities?; title: 29. Ferguson is a serious outlier; title: 30. Making police departments more diverse isn't enough. IX. Budgets and taxes. 31. State government revenue recovery from the Great Recession; title: 32. The seven deadly sins of public finance. X. Policy challenges. 33. What's the value of water?; title: 34. Racial degeneration gap looms large for states; title: 35. What we can learn from the police that pioneered body cameras; title: 36. For the civic good.