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.

http://13thfloor.governing.com/ http://13thfloor.governing.com/rss.xml
Nov 17
Story Behind the Story: Reporting from the Roller Derby : posted by David Kidd Writer Rob Gurwitt and I were in Providence City Hall: he to gather information for an upcoming story, and I to take pictures of whomever and whatever Rob thought would be...
Governing.com: 13th Floor
Nov 13
Colorado State Senator Sets New Bar in Calling-Obama-a-Terrorist Contest : posted by Zach PattonPresident Obama's critics have accused him of being a Socialist, a Communist, a Fascist and, yes, a terrorist....
Governing.com: 13th Floor
Nov 10
Story Behind the Story: Spending Election Night Online : posted by Alan Greenblatt I have to admit that I'm a very late adopter. I'm a big music fan, but all my friends had iPods before I did....
Governing.com: 13th Floor
Nov 9
It's Between Maryland and Virginia : posted by John Martin I just bought some software for my home computers, and all through the installation process the program urged me to go online to register it so I could receive...
Governing.com: 13th Floor
Nov 3
Story Behind the Story: Finding the Right Spots to Chat : Some conversations tend to be of "high" priority....
Governing.com: 13th Floor
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....
Governing.com: 13th Floor
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....
Governing.com: 13th Floor
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...
Governing.com: 13th Floor