In one form or another over decades, this urban improvement program and its predecessors have found bipartisan support. But their record is mixed at best.
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States are having doubts about whether their sports betting programs — legalized in a rush of legislation over the last several years — are generating the promised benefits.
Stories of purpose, persistence, and people behind effective government. Featuring the 2025 Public Officials of the Year and hosted by Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett.
In this week’s episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Felecia Alston Green, retired Deputy CIO of DeKalb County and a 2025 Governing Public Official of the Year. Felecia reflects on her extensive career in public service, sharing how persistence, innovation, and a commitment to modernizing government systems helped transform DeKalb County.
In the second episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and one of Governing’s 2025 Public Officials of the Year.
In the premiere episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Ted Ross, Los Angeles Chief Information Officer and one of Governing's 2025 Public Officials of the Year.
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Grant Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University, pushing back on the notion that Democrats “lost” the recent shutdown. Reeher argues the party succeeded in keeping the national spotlight on rising health-care costs — pressure that has already spurred multiple GOP proposals and positioned Democrats well heading into next year’s midterms. (Roll Call)
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While the private sector has embraced real-time payment tools, many public disbursements — from tax refunds to critical disaster relief payouts — still rely on traditional methods that can be slow, costly and vulnerable to misuse.
