Anya Sostek

Recent Articles

• The Kindest Cuts
• Jun 1, 2003
• Taking a Fresh Look at State Spending.

• Slow To Toe The Dui Line
• May 1, 2003
• Despite federal pressure, more than a dozen states have yet to adopt the .08 drunk-driving standard.

• Pulling The Switch
• May 1, 2003
• She grew up in Mississippi's Democratic Party, but Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck is now establishing her independence among the Republicans.

• Fleets Go For A Fix-up
• Apr 1, 2003
• Two Midwestern cities are using space-age materials and techniques to upgrade the trucks and buses in their fleets.

• Do You Believe In Ferries?
• Mar 1, 2003
• Commuting by water was all but dead a decade ago. Highway gridlock has brought it back to life.

• Managing Performance: People Power
• Jan 1, 2003
• The power of people to improve the way government works was the recurring theme of Governing's annual management conference, held September 17-19, 2002, in Austin, Texas. The program dialogue moved beyond the nuts and bolts of measuring performance to the finer points of using measures to motivate and improve performance.

• Michael Spence: Health Detective
• Jan 1, 2003
• Last December, Michael Spence, Montana's chief medical officer, got an unexpected piece of mail. It was a Christmas card from the management of the Super 8 motel in Libby, Montana--a reminder of just how much time he had spent in the small town more than 300 miles away from his office in the state capitol of Helena.

• Ticket Lines: Keeping Pedalers Safe from Parkers
• Dec 1, 2002
• If Chicago residents are not familiar with the city's new bike lanes, they'll soon get a friendly reminder. The city plans to crack down on those who park in bike lanes, issuing warnings and $100 tickets for violators.

• Power to the People
• Oct 1, 2002
• Electricity deregulation is one of the most complicated issues directly affecting the public. To help consumers make sense of all the changes, many states experiencing deregulation have launched consumer- education campaigns.

• E-Gov Hits Home
• Sep 1, 2002
• As security concerns tighten and state budgets are squeezed, G2G finds itself leading the e-pack.

• Here's Looking At You
• Aug 1, 2002
• Electronic surveillance systems make some law-abiding citizens feel safer. They make others very nervous.

• Georgia's Uniform Voting Reform
• Jul 1, 2002
• This November, most voters around the country will use the same voting machines that they did two years ago--but not if they live in Georgia.

• A Medicaid Agency Gets Aggressive About E-Filing
• Jun 1, 2002
• Many state health agencies would be thrilled to receive 85 percent of their Medicaid claim forms electronically, as the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services does. For DSHS officials in this tech-accomplished state, however, anything less than 100 percent is unacceptable.

• Jock Trap
• Jun 1, 2002
• Scandals involving unscrupulous sports agents are prompting states to standardize laws for the industry.

• Giving the Little Guy a Virtual Lift
• May 1, 2002
• For small businesses in Michigan, there is now such a thing as a free lunch. A new program from the Michigan Department of Career Development offers training courses to small-business employees at no charge.