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• Tax Breaks for Films Go Undisclosed in Many States
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | Stateline.org | Feb. 22, 2012

• HHS Awards 10 States With Exchange Establishment Grants
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | Dylan Scott | Feb. 22, 2012

• Report: States With Legal Raw Milk Sales See Higher Rate of Disease
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | Dylan Scott | Feb. 22, 2012

• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Day-Laborer Ban Case
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | Caroline Cournoyer | Feb. 22, 2012

• Unemployment Discrimination Bill Rejected in Colorado
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | The Associated Press | Feb. 22, 2012

• Gingrich To Air Energy Infomercial in Key States
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | The Associated Press | Feb. 22, 2012

• Indiana Lawmaker Says Girl Scouts Promote Abortion
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | The Associated Press | Feb. 22, 2012

• Arizona Gets GOP Candidates' Attention
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | The Associated Press | Feb. 22, 2012

• Ariz. AG to Look into Sheriff Misconduct Claims
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | The Associated Press | Feb. 22, 2012

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Idea Center

• South L.A. Bus Yard Transformed Into Unique Park
• An industrial eyesore is now an urban wetland that can help clean stormwater and provide residents with green space to enjoy.
• By: Brian Peteritas | February 16, 2012

• NYC’s Center for Economic Opportunity Wins Harvard Government Award
• An anti-poverty initiative launched by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2006 is being recognized for its cross-agency approach.
• By: Brian Peteritas | February 13, 2012

• Using Radio to Teach English to Immigrants
• English lessons over the radio and on CDs provide immigrants a way to study the language in their own homes.
• By: Brian Peteritas | February 9, 2012

• Uninsured Artists Swap Health Care for Performances
• New York City artists can now earn health credits for doctor visits and more if they offer their time and talents to hospital patients.
• By: Caroline Cournoyer | February 6, 2012

• Univ. of Vermont is Latest to Ban Plastic Water Bottles
• Hoping to save money and the environment, a dozen colleges have stopped selling bottled water on campus.
• By: Caroline Cournoyer | February 2, 2012

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Analysis and Insight

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• Superintendent of the Year on Education Reform
• Heath Morrison, Washoe County (Nev.) schools' leader, urges Congress to reauthorize the federal education law.…
• View | February 22, 2012

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• Government’s Underappreciated Resource
• Citizen volunteers, properly deployed, can extend government’s reach quickly and effectively.…
• Better, Faster, Cheaper | February 22, 2012

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• The Big Picture on Spending
• The federal budget gets all the attention, but it's just part of the story.…
• Better, Faster, Cheaper | February 22, 2012

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• Rookie Governors: Whose Record is Mixed?
• In the third of four installments, Louis Jacobson takes on the governors from the Class of 2010 whose challenges may overshadow their victories.…
• Politics | February 18, 2012

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• GOVERNING Daybook
• Every week, Governing.com compiles state and municipal government-related events happening around the country. …
• View | February 17, 2012

Columns

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• What the Federal Budget Doesn’t Tell Us
• As usual, the White House’s spending plan is getting all the attention. What we should be looking at is how we spend across the public sector.
• BY: Paul L. Posner | February 22, 2012

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• Embracing Google Earth
• Five years ago, Google Earth worried government officials. But agencies have since realized that the benefits of using high-resolution, up-to-date imagery of our Earth outweigh its risks.
• BY: Jessica Mulholland | February 21, 2012

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• The Pros and Cons of Internet Gambling
• Will online poker be the revenue boost states are looking for?
• BY: Penelope Lemov | February 16, 2012

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• Employees Looking Out for Their Benefits
• Employee benefit committees figure out what benefits are most important to employees and assist with benefit negotiations.
• BY: Heather Kerrigan | February 15, 2012

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• ‘How Will You Lead?’
• It’s a question that’s rarely asked of candidates for public office. It ought to be asked all the time.
• BY: Philip Joyce | February 15, 2012