STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS This up-to-date and concise paperback offers a highly readable analysis of state and local government and politics.  It provides current information on topics such as: who and what influences state policy developments; metropolitan reform strategies; the function and role of legislative committees; the politics of governors and state legislatures; how judges are chosen; women in politics; and the way political conflicts are managed or resolved at the grass-roots level.  For future politicians—or any individuals interested in learning more about how politics work at the state and local levels.