Governing Magazine
Encyclopedia
Governing is a national monthly magazine
, edited and published since 1987 in Washington, D.C.
, whose subject area is state and local government in the United States. The magazine covers policy, politics and the management of government enterprises. Its subject areas include such issues as government finance, land use, economic development, the environment, technology and transportation.
The magazine's circulation is approximately 85,000, most of whom are elected, appointed or career officials in state and local government, including governors, mayors, county executives, city and county council members, state legislators, officials of state and local government departments, and those holding professional government positions such as attorneys and educators. Other members of the magazine's audience include journalists, academics, advocates and activists, as well as representatives of companies that do business in the state and local government market, which was expected to reach $575 billion in 2007.
Governing was the recipient of a 2002 Folio: magazine Editorial Excellence Award, recognizing the magazine for its February 2001 Government Performance Project issue that graded the states in five categories of management. (Other Government Performance Project reports have examined city governments and county governments, as well as issues such as health care and state tax system.) The magazine also has been nominated four times for National Magazine Awards: in the columns and commentary category for three columns by Executive Editor Alan Ehrenhalt in 2003; in the public interest category for its Government Performance Project coverage in 2001 and 1999; and for general excellence in the under-100,000 circulation category in 1996.
The national media in the United States looks to Governing for authoritative news and analysis on state and local government. USA Today
, Fortune, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, 60 Minutes
and Dateline NBC
all have cited Governing articles in their reports. An Aug. 13, 2006, editorial in the New York Times on that year's governor's race in Connecticut noted that the state had received below-average marks in fiscal management from Governing.
The magazine also is influential among politicians, who often cite the publication's findings to make points about their own accomplishments -- and their rivals' failings. Thomas Suozzi
, the Nassau County executive who challenged then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer
for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York in 2006, regularly touted having been named a "Public Official of the Year" by Governing as one of his qualifications. Earlier in the year, a Washington Post article about Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
's possible run for president noted that Governing had recently named him a "Public Official of the Year."
Governing was published by Washington, D.C.-based Congressional Quarterly
, Inc., a subsidiary of the Times Publishing Co. of St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1994, Governing acquired its primary competitor, City & State magazine, and that publication was merged into Governing. In 2009, it was sold to e.Republic.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, edited and published since 1987 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, whose subject area is state and local government in the United States. The magazine covers policy, politics and the management of government enterprises. Its subject areas include such issues as government finance, land use, economic development, the environment, technology and transportation.
The magazine's circulation is approximately 85,000, most of whom are elected, appointed or career officials in state and local government, including governors, mayors, county executives, city and county council members, state legislators, officials of state and local government departments, and those holding professional government positions such as attorneys and educators. Other members of the magazine's audience include journalists, academics, advocates and activists, as well as representatives of companies that do business in the state and local government market, which was expected to reach $575 billion in 2007.
Governing was the recipient of a 2002 Folio: magazine Editorial Excellence Award, recognizing the magazine for its February 2001 Government Performance Project issue that graded the states in five categories of management. (Other Government Performance Project reports have examined city governments and county governments, as well as issues such as health care and state tax system.) The magazine also has been nominated four times for National Magazine Awards: in the columns and commentary category for three columns by Executive Editor Alan Ehrenhalt in 2003; in the public interest category for its Government Performance Project coverage in 2001 and 1999; and for general excellence in the under-100,000 circulation category in 1996.
The national media in the United States looks to Governing for authoritative news and analysis on state and local government. USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Fortune, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
and Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for...
all have cited Governing articles in their reports. An Aug. 13, 2006, editorial in the New York Times on that year's governor's race in Connecticut noted that the state had received below-average marks in fiscal management from Governing.
The magazine also is influential among politicians, who often cite the publication's findings to make points about their own accomplishments -- and their rivals' failings. Thomas Suozzi
Thomas Suozzi
Thomas R. "Tom" Suozzi was the county executive of Nassau County, New York. He was first elected to the post of county executive in 2001, the first Democratic county executive since Eugene Nickerson left office in 1971.In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully against Eliot Spitzer for the Democratic...
, the Nassau County executive who challenged then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011...
for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York in 2006, regularly touted having been named a "Public Official of the Year" by Governing as one of his qualifications. Earlier in the year, a Washington Post article about Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...
's possible run for president noted that Governing had recently named him a "Public Official of the Year."
Governing was published by Washington, D.C.-based Congressional Quarterly
Congressional Quarterly
Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress...
, Inc., a subsidiary of the Times Publishing Co. of St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1994, Governing acquired its primary competitor, City & State magazine, and that publication was merged into Governing. In 2009, it was sold to e.Republic.