Governing.com: 13th Floor

Welcome to the 13th Floor, a blog on state and local government by the writers and editors of Governing Magazine. Our view from Suite 1300 is all right: top floor, but for sure no penthouse. Crane your neck, you might just see the White House. The party animals here in D.C. can do their thing. We're talking about what's up in statehouses, county courthouses and city halls.

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Nov 3
Story Behind the Story: Finding the Right Spots to Chat : Some conversations tend to be of "high" priority....
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Oct 28
Does Posting Calories Make a Difference? : posted by Zach PattonYou may recall that New York City began requiring fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts alongside all of their menu items....
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Oct 27
Story Behind the Story: Accessing Kansas' Big Well with Greensburg's City Administrator : This stairway leads down tow the largest hand-dug well in the world....
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Oct 27
The United Not-States : posted by Alan Greenblatt There's been a debate of sorts in recent days in the liberal blogosphere on the question of whether states should be eliminated. Matthew Yglesias, in a po...
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Oct 27
Story Behind the Story: Rebuilding Miami? : posted by Tina Trenkner Illustration courtesy of Jorge R. Perez/City of MiamiWhen you think of Miami, do you think of sprawl and never-ending condo construction?...
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Oct 27
Dayton Foreclosure Update : posted by Alan Greenblatt I wrote a cover story early last year on foreclosures, looking at Dayton, Ohio, to give a sense of what the effects were like in the industrial Midwest, as...
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Oct 27
Suburban Diversity : posted by Alan Greenblatt The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University on Long Island will be hosting a big academic conference later this week on the increasing d...
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Oct 27
Hyperlocal New Jersey : posted by Alan Greenblatt If you're following the news about the news, you've probably heard that many media companies are hoping to find successful niches in so-called hyperlocal c...
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Oct 27
Postcard From New Mexico : posted by Alan Greenblatt I spent several days in New Mexico last week, speaking at the Council of State Governments' western regional meeting and enjoying much of the stunning scen...
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Oct 27
Making it More Fun to Take the Stairs : posted by Zach Patton Cities from New York to Missoula, Montana, are urging residents to "take the stairs" instead of an escalator or elevator....
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