Carl Smith
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 3, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Andre Dickens Wants Every Atlantan to Share in the City’s Success (opens the original)
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Editor's Note: Each year, Governing is proud to recognize a group of state and local officials who have brought about significant changes to their communities. Whether Democrat or Republican, these leaders have proven themselves effective at carrying out programs and policies that not only make a difference at home but provide lessons to leaders elsewhere. The following article is part of our 2026 Public Officials of the Year package. Read the rest here. This article appears in Governing's Q3 20
Map: The States With the Highest Rates of Mail Voting (opens the original)
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Almost 1 in 3 Americans voted by mail in the 2024 general election, but in 2025 President Donald Trump expressed a desire to get rid of mail ballots before the 2026 midterm elections. As the midterms grow closer, election administrators have their eye on court rulings around his March 2026 executive order on mail ballots.There is little evidence of mail ballot fraud. In some cases, researchers have found that recent claims of fraud have been based on misinterpretation of voting data.The presiden
North Carolina Is Making Its Budget Work Smarter (opens the original)
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Editor's Note: Each year, Governing is proud to recognize a group of state and local officials who have brought about significant changes to their communities. Whether Democrat or Republican, these leaders have proven themselves effective at carrying out programs and policies that not only make a difference at home but provide lessons to leaders elsewhere. The following article is part of our 2026 Public Officials of the Year package. Read the rest here. This article appears in Governing's Q3 20
A Year After the L.A. ICE Surge, Latino Businesses Haven’t Recovered (opens the original)
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In Brief:The Latino Policy and Politics Institute investigated the short- and long-term impacts of a June 2025 ICE enforcement action on Latino businesses near raid sites. More than a year later, they are breaking even at best. About half aren’t able to cover operating costs. Eunisses Hernandez, a city councilmember who represents one of the affected areas, is taking steps to help business owners recover.The business plan for Cristina Villa’s food truck specializing in birria, a chile-infused Me
Map: These States Face a Shortage of Court Reporters (opens the original)
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If a trial is held in a courtroom and there’s no record of what was said, did it really happen?According to recent analysis of industry trends, the number of court reporters in the U.S. has declined 21 percent over the last decade. Matt Riley, executive director of the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers, says this isn’t just a matter of a labor shortage, but “a growing constitutional crisis.”If there’s no transcript of a hearing, there’s no record of what was said in c
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