| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1: States of Emergency -- 2: Laboratories of Democracy -- 3: State Constitutions Matter -- 4: The Cards You Are Dealt -- 5: Players on the Stage -- 6: Controlling the Nation One State at a Time -- 7: States of Knowledge -- 8: Crime, Punishment, and Justice -- 9: Building State Economies -- 10: Don't Forget Health Care! -- 11: Flashpoints in the Culture Wars of States -- 12: Tip O'Neill Is Still Dead -- 13: Saving the Planet -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
"This book tracks state government policies topically, from health care to education to gun reform and more, making the case that true political change happens in state legislatures. Largely covering policy developments from the past ten years, with Virginia a prominent case study based on Toscano's own experiences, it is engaged in current topics, including COVID, and is a call to action"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 04, 2021) |
| Subject |
State governments -- United States
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State governments -- Virginia
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Policy sciences -- United States
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Policy sciences -- Virginia
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
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Policy sciences
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State governments
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United States
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Virginia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020058637 |
| ISBN |
9780813946474 |
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0813946476 |
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