Year after year, these highly readable and up-to-date articles cover the significant issues. This edition covers topics such as the increasing ideological conflicts between state and federal governments and between state and local governments; voter ID laws; the continuing financial struggles of local governments; and K-12 and higher education reforms. With the context and currency you have come to expect as hallmarks of Kevin B. Smith’s reader, the 2016–2017 Edition brings timely and sharp analysis into your state and local government classroom.