2021 Military Active-Duty Personnel, Civilians by State - Governing
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · The five states with the most total active-duty and reserve members of the military, as of September 2021, were: 217,889 in California. 174,598 in Texas. 156,475 in Virginia. 122,214 in North ...
Over Two Decades, Much of the West Has Turned Blue. Why
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Still, 2024 seems unlikely to bring about a drastic change in Democratic fortunes. Over the last two decades, the West may have become Democrats’ political promised land. But in Texas, they’re ...
How America’s Three Constitutions Define the Nation - Governing
WEBMay 16, 2021 · The Constitution established a new, stronger national government for the United States. It created two houses in Congress, and established minimum eligibility requirements for the president and ...
How Gilded Age Bicyclists Paved the Way for the Modern
WEBThe Good Roads Movement of the late 19th century began as a grass-roots crusade to improve roads for bicyclists. By the 20th century, it had turned into a national effort embraced by the ...
The Public-Sector Bargaining Table’s New Inflation-Driven
WEBApr 12, 2022 · In this context, public-sector leaders, HR departments, budgeters and labor negotiators face several unique challenges. State and local revenues are expanding in most places, albeit at differing ...
Federal Employees By State - Governing
WEBOct 3, 2013 · The federal government currently employs about 2 million full-time employees, excluding Postal Service workers. States with the most federal civilian employees as of June 2018 were California, the ...
How Our Narratives About Ending Homelessness Are Backfiring
WEBMay 12, 2023 · Negative narratives about the people who, like Neely, experience homelessness too often broad-brush them as irresponsible, violent, deranged and unstable, rather than what they are: people in ...
How State and Local Governments Are Crucial to the Economy
WEBSep 25, 2020 · State and local government expenditures, as reported by the Census Bureau, represent nearly 19 percent of GDP and more than 21 percent of personal income. More than half of that spending goes to ...
What's Behind the Push Toward Privatizing Water Systems?
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · The finding ran against a prior trend in favor of consolidation of utilities. Nationwide, publicly owned water systems remain the primary source of water for Americans. That likely won’t change ...
Life Tenure on the Supreme Court: Appointments and ... - Governing
WEBAmy Coney Barrett, associate justice of the Supreme Court, is the fifth woman to serve on the court. She began her lifetime tenure on October 27, 2020. Since 1789, 115 individuals, nearly all of ...
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