Table of Contents
March 2008
Contents from the print magazine, with links to selected articles and columns posted online. Learn more about subscribing.
Features
MEASURING PERFORMANCE
The State Management Report Card for '08
Glimpse
Small Wonder: The tiny Smart car has arrived. It may bring big changes in how cities think about transportation.
Up Front
Publisher's Desk
Assessments
Alan Ehrenhalt on why some states have strong identities and others don't.
Dialogue
Letters from readers.
Observer
The case for a part-time legislature in Michigan, Baton Rouge gets big, and the border fence that would eat Brownsville.
Urban Notebook
Managing the aftermath of an ice storm, and taking the train to the plane.
Player
Adrian Benepe: Park Powerhouse.
Potomac Chronicle
The feds want to run utility corridors right through state and local turf — without asking permission.
The Business of Government
Lead Story
Suits and the City: Baltimore and Cleveland are taking banks to court over subprime loans.
Technology Column
New ways for governments to stream video over the Internet.
Briefing: New Hampshire deals with new technologies in the courtroom.
Health Column
Medicaid cuts that improve the quality of health care.
Management Column
Learning from worst practices.
Environment
Briefing: Coal-fired power plants face an uncertain future.
Finance Column
The downturn in the bond-insurance business.
Transportation
Briefing: Rising costs and falling revenues take a toll on road and rail projects.