Governing (magazine)

Where state politics meets the plumbing of government. Governing has covered state and local government since Congressional Quarterly launched it in 1987, and it writes for the people running things: governors, legislators, mayors and county officials. That makes it the place to learn why a budget gap opened, how a new transportation or workforce program will actually be delivered, and which states tried an idea first. It reads more like a trade publication than a news site, which is a strength when you want the how rather than the who-won.