Politics, Government 

Featuring a new collection of compelling readings from respected sources, State and Local Government hits all the crucial marks for your political science course. Year after year, these highly readable and up-to-date articles cover the significant issues. The 2018–2019 Edition covers topics such as the increasing ideological conflicts between state and federal governments and between state and local governments; voter ID laws; the continuing financial struggles of local governments; and K–12 and higher education reforms. With the context and currency you have come to expect as hallmarks of Kevin B. Smith′s reader, this edition brings timely and sharp analysis into your state and local government classroom. 

CONTENTS:

I. FEDERALISM
1. Three Events That Shaped Modern Federalism
2. The Fractured State of Federalism
3. Dynamic Tension: A Conversation about Federalism
4. Expect More Conflict between Cities and States

II. ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
5. Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission May Be Dead, but His Quest Continues
6. Lawmakers Look to Curb Foreign Influence in State Elections
7. Redistricting, Reconsidered
8. Millennials Let Their Grandparents Decide Local Elections

III. POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS
9. Election of California Democrats’ Leader Exposes Party’s Divide
10. Is the GOP’s Tea Party Over?
11. Lobbyists Leave Capitol Hill for the States
12. Lobbyist Gift-Giving at Issue in More States

IV. LEGISLATURES
13. Back Stories: Legislators Bring a Variety of Interesting Experiences to Their Statehouse Jobs
14. The Politically Perilous Pay Problem
15. The Accidental Librarian
16. Statehouse Sexual Harassment Tally: Eighteen Lawmakers Gone or Punished

V. GOVERNORS
17. These Governors Are Rich, but Are They Effective?
18. Citing Costs, Some GOP Governors Refuse to Hold Special Elections
19. For or Against Trump? The Question Candidates for Governor Can’t Escape
20. Stepping Up: How Governors Who Have Succeeded to the Top Job Have Performed over the Years

VI. COURTS
21. Judicial Redistricting: Issue Politicians Don’t Want to Discuss
22. How Old Is Too Old to Be a Judge? Voters in 4 States Got to Decide
23. Federalism and the U.S. Supreme Court: Past, Present and Future
24. America’s Jails Have an HR Problem

VII. BUREAUCRACY
25. Government’s Vital Role in Helping People Thrive
26. State Human Resources Directors Seek to Address Workforce Challenges
27. Teacher Shortages Linger in Many States

VIII. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
28. Outside Disneyland, a Reminder for Governments to Be Careful What They Wish For
29. In the Elusive Search for Affordable Housing, Clues Emerge
30. Why Some Cities Are Buying Trailer Parks

IX. BUDGETS AND TAXES
31. Despite Slow Growth, Tax Revenue Has Recovered in 29 States
32. How Did America’s Richest State Become Such a Fiscal Mess?
33. The Federal Tax Overhaul May Boost States’ Bottom Lines, but Some Governors Don’t Want the Money
34. Facts before Funding

X. POLICY CHALLENGES
35. In Opioid Epidemic, States Intensify Prescription Drug Monitoring
36. Are Massachusetts Gun Laws a Model for the Country?
37. Is Your County Elections Clerk Ready for Russian Hackers?
38. Despite Secession Talk, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 

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