LEADER 00000cam a2200661 i 4500 001 on1243024212 003 OCoLC 005 20220702022102.0 006 m o d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 210317t20212021vau ob 001 0 eng 010 2020058637 020 9780813946474|qelectronic book 020 0813946476|qelectronic book 020 |z9780813946467|qhardcover 035 (OCoLC)1243024212 037 22573/ctv1tfd8q5|bJSTOR 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCO|dOCLCF|dYDX|dP@U|dEBLCP|dN$T |dYDX|dJSTOR|dOCLCO 042 pcc 043 n-us---|an-us-va 049 RIDW 050 04 JK2408|b.T58 2021 072 7 POL|x010000|2bisacsh 082 00 320.60973|223 090 JK2408|b.T58 2021 100 1 Toscano, David J.,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n82038603|eauthor. 245 10 Fighting political gridlock :|bhow states shape our nation and our lives /|cDavid J. Toscano ; foreword by Senator Mark R. Warner. 264 1 Charlottesville :|bUniversity of Virginia Press,|c2021. 264 4 |c©2021 300 1 online resource 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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 520 "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"- -|cProvided by publisher. 588 Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 04, 2021). 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 State governments|zUnited States.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2008112230 650 0 State governments|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects /sh85127498|zVirginia.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n79022909-781 650 0 Policy sciences|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85104264|zUnited States.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /names/n78095330-781 650 0 Policy sciences|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85104264|zVirginia.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n79022909-781 650 7 State governments.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1131814 650 7 Policy sciences.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1068796 650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.|2bisacsh 651 7 United States.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204155 651 7 Virginia.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204597 655 0 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aToscano, David J..|tFighting political gridlock|dCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.|z9780813946467|w(DLC) 2020058636 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=2914853|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this ebook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d202207013|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic July NEW 6029 |lridw 994 92|bRID