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Donald F. Kettl

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 27, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Donald F. Kettl

    Why Data Center Dissent Has Suddenly Gone Viral (opens the original)

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    There’s no vaccination to protect local officials from the NIMBY virus now sweeping the country. A year ago, states and localities were racing to recruit data centers. Since then, an anti-data-center movement has sprung up and no one knows how to deal with it.In June 2025, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Amazon executives celebrated a $20 billion deal for the company to build new centers and make a big investment in AI education. “We are already all in on AI,” Shapiro bragged. Pennsylvania, h

  2. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Donald F. Kettl

    Schoolhouse Politics and the U.S. Senate (opens the original)

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    Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, local school boards have been a surprising cradle of national policy. This year, control of the U.S. Senate could well run through the school boards, but with the politics of the last six years turned on its head.At the height of COVID-19, three Florida women were furious at school closures, mask mandates, and local curricula. Tina Descovich, Tiffany Justice, and Bridget Ziegler launched Moms for Liberty, a populist/conservative group that campaigned to ge

  3. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Donald F. Kettl

    Whose Election Is It, Anyway? (opens the original)

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    Don’t tell anyone, but I’m getting my hands on the voter registration rolls for the District of Columbia. And I can find out everyone’s name, address, birth year, political party, district and voting history.I’m no Chinese spy. The information is available for free upon request to the district Board of Elections. Ten states, plus Washington, provide voter files for free. Others charge a fee, from $1 to more than $10,000. But it’s possible to get some form of voter registration file for every sta

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