Latest News

• Which States Accepted the Most Refugees in 2012?
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | Stateline | Apr. 8, 2013

• California Governor Heads to China Seeking Big Investments
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | McClatchy News | Apr. 8, 2013

• Tapping into Big Data in Government
• SOURCE: GOVERNING | Government Technology | Apr. 8, 2013

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• States in a Race to Secure Drone Testing
• SOURCE: Los Angeles Times | Apr. 8, 2013

• Behind Maryland Gov. O' Malley's Political Risk to Push Gun Control
• SOURCE: Washington Post | Apr. 8, 2013

• Connecticut Gov. Malloy: NRA CEO is Like a Clown
• SOURCE: Politico | Apr. 8, 2013

• Oil and Gas Bills Pit Legislature vs. Governor in Colorado
• SOURCE: Denver Post | Apr. 8, 2013

• Gay Marriage Opponents Lose Ballot-Title Battle in Oregon
• SOURCE: Oregonian | Apr. 8, 2013

• New Jersey Has Highest Limit for Secret Campaign Donations
• SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger | Apr. 8, 2013

Daily Digit

Idea Center

• New Revenue Booster: Selling Your City's Expertise?
• The Canadian city of Edmonton has created a for-profit agency to sell its expertise in waste management to other cities around the world.
• By: Brian Peteritas | April 3, 2013

Analysis and Insight

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• Fact vs. Fiction: Arkansas' Game-Changing Medicaid Expansion Plan
• A lot of information is floating around about the state's first-of-its-kind plan to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Arkansas' Medicaid director sets the record straight.…
• View | April 8, 2013

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• Sharing the Burdens of a Broken City
• We're going to see more cities like Stockton. We need better ways to deal with the downward fiscal spiral.…
• Bring on the Funk | April 8, 2013

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• What Citizens Really Want
• Above all else, citizens want results. When they don't get them, they morph into selfish people.…
• Public Great | April 7, 2013

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• Government Employment Changes Little as Job Growth Slows
• The U.S. economy added only 88,000 jobs last month, far below economists' expectations.…
• By the Numbers | April 5, 2013

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• The Metro Economies Most Dependent on Manufacturing Jobs
• Manufacturing jobs account for a sizable portion of the employment base in many regions. Read our analysis of the top 10 areas, along with data for more than 300 metro areas.…
• By the Numbers | April 5, 2013

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Columns

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• Retirement Predictions, Sin Taxes' Side Effects and the Impact of Class Sizes
• Plus: a great resource for child welfare workers and more management news
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene | April 4, 2013

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• The Perils of Tunnel-Vision Leadership
• The leadership fight at the University of Virginia is a powerful example of why so many change efforts fail.
• BY: Russ Linden | April 3, 2013

Events & Webinars

• It’s A Paperless, Paperless World..... Thinking Outside the Box to Gain Efficiencies through Prepaid Cards
• April 23, 2013
• Public sector organizations are under intense scrutiny to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible and with maximum transparency. An important consideration is the way in which payments are made and managed. Prepaid cards can offer flexibility, security and accountability to governments as a method of dispersing benefits, healthcare and social care payments, child benefits and housing benefits to their constituents.

• GOVERNING - Michigan Leadership Forum 2013
• May 1, 2013