Over Two Decades, Much of the West Has Turned Blue. Why
WEBDec 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 ...
America’s Constitution: Its Surprising Evolution from ... - Governing
WEBThe capital-c Constitution has been in effect since 1788. It has been amended only 27 times in 234 years, with the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) ratified just three years later, almost ...
The Persistent Belief That Government Doesn’t Work
WEBThe phrase “good enough for government work” originated during the New Deal as a compliment. But as disillusionment with the American state swept society in the 1970s, a trend that President ...
A Trillion Here, a Trillion There: Omnibus Legislation in ... - Governing
WEBThe current national debt is $23 trillion, just six times the size of two specimens of recent congressional legislating. The late Sen. Everett Dirksen (1896-1969) is credited with saying, “A ...
The History Behind the Separation of Church and State in America
WEBThe court’s three liberal appointees dissented in these important 2022 cases. “This Court continues to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state that the Framers fought to ...
What Government Programs Should Measure: How Well They …
WEBJan 6, 2021 · One of the most significant steps we can take is changing what we measure. Rather than keeping track of bureaucratic milestones, government should measure how well it helps the people it serves ...
2021 Military Active-Duty Personnel, Civilians by State - Governing
WEBFeb 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 ...
Why Does America Have Primaries? - Governing
WEBMay 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 ...
The Strange History of the Office of the Vice President - Governing
WEBDec 4, 2020 · On Dec. 19, 1793, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, “my Country has in its Wisdom contrived for me, the most insignificant Office that ever the Invention of Man contrived or ...
The Biden Administration Will Pay Farmers More Money Not to Farm
WEBThe government had spent more than $7 billion to preserve those acres. “A huge amount of money was essentially paid and then lost when those acres go back into farming,” Schechinger said ...
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