State And Local Government 2009-2010

by Smith, Kevin B.

• ISBN13: 9781604265149
• ISBN10: 1604265140
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-01
• Publisher: CQ PRESS

Summary

Every year, editor Kevin Smith samples from publications such as Governing , State Legislatures, State News, and Campaigns & Elections to grab your students¿ interest with highly readable and up-to-date articles that hit close to home. Nearly 40 new articles cover significant issues facing state and local governments with the same context and currency you have come to expect from this reader. Back on its summer publication schedule, you can bring the latest articles to your students a semester earlier. This 2009¿2010 edition is a sure fit for state and local government courses.

Author Biography

Kevin B. Smith is professor of political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author or coauthor of Governing States and Localities (Second Edition), The Ideology of Education, and numerous scholarly articles on state politics and policy. He is also a former associate editor of State Politics Policy Quarterly. Prior to becoming an academic he covered state and local politics as a newspaper reporter.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Federalism And Intergovernmental Relations	p. 1
Obama: A Change in Direction	p. 5
A Government Adrift	p. 9
Does the Federal Government Learn from the States? Medicaid and the Limits of Expertise in the Intergovernmental Lobby	p. 14
An Issue of Sovereignty	p. 22
The Corruption Puzzle	p. 26
Elections And Political Environment	p. 31
Making History	p. 33
Pushing the Envelope	p. 38
Effects of Identification Requirements on Voting: Evidence from the Experiences of Voters on Election Day	p. 41
Battle for the Ballot	p. 47
Political Parties And Interest Groups	p. 51
Blueburbs	p. 54
Its No Party for Republican Moderates	p. 59
The Influence Business	p. 63
Legislatures	p. 69
Death and Life in the Pressroom	p. 71
Austin's Surprise Speaker	p. 76
Gender, Guns, and Legislating: An Analysis of State Legislative Policy Preferences	p. 78
Governors and executives	p. 83
The Ordeal of David Paterson	p. 86
The Second Best Job in the State	p. 92
Executive Orders and Administrative Control	p. 96
Courts	p. 107
Nastier, Noisier, Costlier-and Better	p. 110
Verdicts for Sale?	p. 114
Paying the Price for a Seat on the Bench: Campaign Spending in Contested State Intermediate Appellate Court Elections	p. 120
Bureaucracy	p. 129
Second Spin	p. 131
A Tower of Tiers	p. 134
Novices with the Numbers	p. 137
Misrepresentation of Staffing Standards for Police	p. 140
Local Government	p. 149
Attempted Merger	p. 152
Governing a Diverse Community: The Effect of Experiential and Cross-Cultural Learning on Georgia Local Government Officials	p. 156
Radical Renewal	p. 164
Welcome to Jersey City Politics	p. 169
Budgets And Taxes	p. 175
A Grim Forecast	p. 178
The Big Squeeze	p. 183
A Break in the Levy	p. 187
Turning the Lottery Loose	p. 190
Policy Challenges	p. 195
Stimulating Growth: States Aren't Waiting on the Federal Government-They are Launching Their Own Stimulus Packages	p. 197
Medicaid: Under the Weather	p. 201
The Dying Auto Mall	p. 206
See-Thru Government	p. 208
Text Credits	p. 211
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