The measure of legislative professionalization I developed was first published a quarter
century ago. Since then, updates have appeared periodically. In this note, I briefly document …

In this article, I revisit a widely used measure of legislative professionalism that I developed
over a decade ago (Squire 1992a). I argue that professionalism has different implications for …

Ehrenberg, 2006; Hearn, 2006; Heller, 2001). Analysts have warned, however, that while
there are many potential benefits to the new entrepreneurialism in higher education, state …

State support of public higher education has rapidly declined relative to total state spending.
Much of this decline in support is due to the rapid growth in spending on such things as …

Though the number of women elected to the US state legislatures has grown substantially in
the last forty years, researchers still struggle to connect women's presence in the legislature …

Conducting “policy relevant” research remains elusive yet important since evidence-based
policymaking results in better public policy decisions. But how can this be done? What are …

With limited authority over state lawmaking, but ultimate responsibility for the performance of
government, how effective are governors in moving their programs through the legislature …

As I write, descriptive representation by gender improves substantive outcomes for women
in every polity for which we have a measure. And as I write, significant representation by …

Since the 1980s, the US states have adopted numerous new postsecondary-education
policies, spanning the range from student-directed initiatives in merit scholarships and …

Police, like other bureaucratic agencies, are responsible for collecting and disseminating
policy-relevant data. Nonetheless, critical data, including killings by police, often go …