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Katherine Barrett

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Principals: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene. A husband and wife team who research, write about, and analyze state and local governments. greenebarrett.com
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Why California Is Taking a Harder Line on Return to Office

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By Katherine Barrett, Richard Greene, Carl Smith
| GOVERNING Verified
In one big way, Gov. Gavin Newsom is tougher on public employee unions than his Republican counterpart in Texas: Making state workers show up in the office. After facing strong opposition from workers, it took Texas Gov. Greg Abbott three months to reverse his 2025 ban on remote work for state employees. But Newsom, whose return-to-office mandate has been in effect since July 1, shows no signs of backing down.
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What Governments Gained in Managing Through a Pandemic

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By Katherine Barrett, Richard Greene
| GOVERNING Verified
Now, in recent months, it’s dawned on us that even though COVID is no longer front-page news, it has altered state and local government management in dramatic ways that we’re living with today. For example, in a recent conversation with Matt Chase, executive director of the National Association of Counties, he pointed out the idea that COVID gave a jump to the long-felt need for regional cooperation.
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The Policy Challenge of Selection Bias

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By Katherine Barrett, Richard Greene
| GOVERNING Verified
This can leave out people who are working multiple jobs, parents who can’t afford the expense of childcare, portions of the older population for whom travel can be difficult, and others. Even when the meetings are held online, there are plenty of folks who aren’t comfortable expressing opinions on a screen — often without getting any sense of reaction to their comments. This is all part of a broader phenomenon confronted by communities that we’ve been thinking a lot about lately: selection bias.
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