The Biggest Social Issues to Watch in 2024 - Governing
The Biggest Social Issues to Watch in 2024. Legislatures across the nation are confronting several social issues including crime, drug use, immigration and poverty. These issues will continue to ...
Over Two Decades, Much of the West Has Turned Blue.
Dec 12, 2023 · Still, 2024 seems unlikely to bring about a drastic change in Democratic fortunes. Over the last two decades, the West may have become Democrats’ political promised land. But in Texas, they’re ...
2021 Military Active-Duty Personnel, Civilians by State - Governing
Feb 1, 2022 · The five states with the most total active-duty and reserve members of the military, as of September 2021, were: 217,889 in California. 174,598 in Texas. 156,475 in Virginia. 122,214 in North ...
The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Government Functions
Nov 29, 2010 · Problems from poorly conceived contracts can create cost increases that surpass the costs of in-house services, and if there’s shoddy contract oversight, a government is vulnerable to corruption ...
How America’s Three Constitutions Define the Nation - Governing
May 16, 2021 · The Constitution established a new, stronger national government for the United States. It created two houses in Congress, and established minimum eligibility requirements for the president and ...
Maps: What's the Real Red and Blue Balance of State ...
Color is determined by a weighted average of the percent of seats held by a party in each of a state's three branches of government. States with more offices controlled by Republicans are shown in ...
Five Policy Issues to Watch in 2024 - Governing
In 2024, several education issues will carry over from 2023, including school choice debates and parental rights arguments around book banning and preferred names/pronouns — as well as increased ...
Why Does America Have Primaries? - Governing
May 28, 2022 · The original purpose of primaries, they say, was to make government more responsive to the will of the American people. Instead, they argue, primaries have hijacked government on behalf of ...
Vehicle Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map - Governing
Dec 9, 2014 · An estimated 8.7 percent of U.S. households were without vehicles in 2016. Car-free households are generally much more common in densely-populated urban areas and high poverty neighborhoods where ...
What Painted Us So Indelibly Red and Blue? - Governing
August 3, 2021 •. Alan Ehrenhalt. 2020 U.S. election results. (Shutterstock) “We’re not a collection of red and blue states,” Barack Obama is famously supposed to have said in 2004. “We ...