Alison Gash is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include intergovernmental relations, ethics in government, and the costs and benefits of pursuing different policy making strategies. Prior to attending Berkeley, Ms Gash spent several years working in Washington, DC in civil rights litigation. She received a Master's in Public Administration from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. Ms. Gash has worked as a policy consultant for US Department of Labor programs and state and local governments on a range of policy issue...