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GOVERNING Magazine January 2018 SPECIAL ISSUE: LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK 2018 THE STATES AND LOCALITIES January 2018 A DROP IN THE OCEAN Democrats may win big this year. But how much will it really matter? GOV01_Cover_Kale.indd 19 12/13/17 9:26 AM __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SECTOR FROM RANSOMWARE State and local government agencies are being held hostage by À´¿¼¶¼ÂÈÆ´·É¸Åƴż¸Æ´Á·ÆÂìʴŸ·¸Æ¼ºÁ¸·ÇÂÆǸ´¿·´Ç´ How prepared is your organization to deal with a ransomware attack? 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AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property. __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN VOL. 31, NO. 4 01.2018 STATE LEGISLATURES 2018 24 ISSUES TO WATCH Nine of the biggest policies and problems legislatures will tackle in 2018. 34 HOW MUCH CAN THE DEMS REALLY DO? The election results from November suggest they’ll have a big year in 2018—but they need more than that. By Alan Greenblatt 40 BATON ROUGE BALANCING ACT Most politicians believe modera- tion doesn’t help Democrats much in the Deep South. John Bel Edwards isn’t one of them. By J.B. Wogan 46 POLICING THE POLICE Civilian oversight boards are popping up in major cities across the country. Can they make police departments more accountable The Louisiana for their own? Capitol Building By John Buntin 52 INFECTIOUS When computer viruses hit hospitals, the consequences can be dire. By Mattie Quinn PHOTO BY DAVID KIDD; COVER PHOTO BY SHUTTERSTOCK.COM PHOTO BY DAVID January 2018 | GOVERNING 1 GOV01_01.indd 1 12/12/17 3:21 PM __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN DEPARTMENTS 4 Publisher’s Desk 6 Letters SHUTTERSTOCK.COM OBSERVER 9 A High-Priced Meltdown Who’ll pay for South Carolina’s unfi nished nuclear reactors? 10 Underestimating de Blasio A new book argues that the New York mayor isn’t getting his due. 58 12 Military Scambuster This AG is going after the crimi- nals who target service members. PROBLEM SOLVER 56 Behind the Numbers POLITICS + POLICY It’s already hard to count certain residents. But the next Census could prove particularly diffi cult. 14 Assessments Some cities are trying to measure 58 Smart Management their citizens’ happiness. Shared services make rational sense. That doesn’t always matter. 16 Potomac Chronicle SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Looking back at two men’s 59 Better Government careers fi ghting for federalism. In local government, success is defi ned by what you 22 leave behind. 17 Politics Watch Transgender issues have invigo- 60 Tech Talk rated school board elections. It will have taken 15 years, but the Real ID Act is fi nally going to happen. 18 Health High STD rates are challenging 62 Public Money public health departments. Who’s slurping up the benefi ts of sugary beverage taxes? 20 Green Government Could China’s ban on certain 64 Last Look materials curb recycling eff orts? Los Angeles has a surprising winter pastime. 22 Economic Engines It’s time to reexamine the poli- cies that benefi t coastal elites. 23 Urban Notebook Burdensome rules can hamper APIMAGES.COM airport expansion eff orts. 62 2 GOVERNING | January 2018 GOV01_01.indd 2 12/13/17 11:27 AM __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN EASY TO GET HERE. EVEN EASIER TO GET AROUND. Centrally-located facilities just ten minutes from the airport and smack dab in the middle of a vibrant, energetic entertainment district. Restaurants, live music and hotels within walking distance make getting around even easier. Throw in our Zyp BikeShare program and you can forego the rental car altogether. Book your next convention in the place where getting around is half the fun. Right here in Birmingham. inbirmingham.com | #INBirmingham | 800 - 458 - 8085 350K SQUARE FEET OF MEETING AND EXHIBITION SPACE • 18K SEAT ARENA • 4K SEATS IN TWO THEATERS • ALL ON THE BIRMINGHAM-JEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX CAMPUS. CVB GovMag 8 375x10 875 MtgConv ƒREV indd 1 11/28/17 10:00 AM __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN PUBLISHER’S DESK Publisher Mark Funkhouser Executive Editor Zach Patton Managing Editor Elizabeth Daigneau Senior Editors Alan Ehrenhalt, John Martin Jobs Without Bribes Chief Copy Editor Miriam Jones Copy Editors Kate Albrecht, Lauren Harrison his month, as they do every January, our editors and Staff Writers J. Brian Charles, Liz Farmer, Alan Greenblatt, reporters provide snapshots of issues to watch, ones Mattie Quinn, Daniel C. Vock, J.B. Wogan they think will get a lot of attention in state legislatures Correspondent John Buntin this year. Ranging from taxation to health insurance to Contributing Editor Penelope Lemov T Columnists Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene, Scott Beyer, the opioid crisis, these will be top-of-mind for lawmakers as they return to session. But there’s one other issue I wish would get William Fulton, Mark Funkhouser, Peter A. Harkness, Donald F. Kettl, Justin Marlowe, Alex Marshall, Tod Newcombe, more attention from legislators: curbing the use of tax incentives Aaron M. Renn, Frank Shafroth and other giveaways for economic development. There’s little chance of that happening anytime soon. Shoveling Senior Editor, Governing.com Caroline Cournoyer taxpayer cash to corporations is almost universally embraced by Web Producer, Governing.com Natalie Delgadillo Democrats and Republicans alike. Witness the frenzied competi- Data Editor, Governing.com Mike Maciag tion to lure Amazon’s second headquarters. At a time when the fi nancial condition of many jurisdictions is fragile at best, Amazon Chief Content Offi cer Paul W. Taylor got 238 proposals from cities and regions in North America prom- Director, Governing Institute Julia Burrows ising millions, sometimes billions, Chief Design Offi cer Kelly Martinelli in tax breaks. There are certainly Photo Editor David Kidd a few savvy folks who have said no Graphic Designer Kale Mendonca to bribing Amazon. San Jose, Calif., Production Director Stephan Widmaier Mayor Sam Liccardo, for one, wrote in The Wall Street Journal that his Founder & Publisher Emeritus Peter A. Harkness city wouldn’t be off ering incentives because they’re “a bad deal for tax- Advertising 202-862-8802 payers” and “don’t generate rev- Senior VP of Strategic Accounts Stacy Ward-Probst enues commensurate with public VPs of Strategic Accounts Arlene Boeger, Kim Frame, Shelley Ballard expenditures.” Associate Publishers Noel Hollis, Paige Helling Liccardo is right, as plenty of Offi ce Manager Alina Grant research has documented. Instead Marketing/Classifi ed [email protected] Mark Funkhouser, Publisher of chasing Amazon, here’s a better e.Republic Inc. idea: incentives for employee own- CEO Dennis McKenna ership. A recent study by the National Center for Employee President Cathilea Robinett Ownership found that high school-educated employee-owners Executive VP Alan Cox had 83 percent greater median household wealth than similar CFO Paul Harney employees at other companies. 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