Elizabeth Daigneau

Recent Articles

• Employing the Fun Theory
• Nov 5, 2009
• Admittedly, this is a public relations initiative by Volkswagen, but the Web site, Thefuntheory.com, has a lot of potential ideas for state and local...

• Legislative Specials: Republican Gains
• Nov 4, 2009
• Republicans had a good day in legislative special elections yesterday. Here's a recap of some of the action. Republicans picked up a Michigan Senate ...

• Nassau County Executive: 12,000 Paper Ballots Left
• Nov 4, 2009
• Liz Benjamin has the latest on the Nassau nail-biter: In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi blamed his near-loss ...

• In Washington, Trends Favor Domestic Partnership Law
• Nov 4, 2009
• The Seattle Times has the latest on Washington's vote on whether to give same-sex couples the same rights as married couples: The trends looked ...

• Nassau County: Suozzi Leads by 237 Votes
• Nov 4, 2009
• The New York Times has the latest on the closest major race of the night: In Nassau County, Republicans recaptured the county legislature, and have ...

• Thinking in Pictures
• Oct 29, 2009
• When it comes to progress in math proficiency, U.S. fourth-graders made no improvement in 2008. Not so in Orange County, California. Officials there think they've...

• Accessing Kansas' Big Well with Greensburg's City Administrator
• Oct 28, 2009
• This stairway leads down tow the largest hand-dug well in the world. Photo by David Kidd I recently flew into Wichita on my way to ...
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• Rebuilding Miami?
• Oct 20, 2009
• Photo courtesy of Jorge R. Perez/City of Miami Updated November 3, 2009: This post has been corrected to show that the above image is an actual ...
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• Talking About the Age of Responsibility on NPR
• Oct 7, 2009
• Alan Greenblatt, writer of this month's feature on what age states and towns should consider teens as adults, is scheduled to appear on NPR'...

• No Relief in Sight from Medicaid Pressures
• Sep 30, 2009
• If you're looking for a snapshot of the hard times states are going through in this Great Recession, look no further than new numbers from ...
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• Cameras to Keep Track of Visitors
• Sep 24, 2009
• Cameras are everywhere these days. There are red light cameras, speed cameras, parking enforcement cameras, survellience cameras and now, there are cameras that capture the...

• Satellites Track Water Consumption
• Sep 17, 2009
• In the American West, where precipitation is scarce and agriculture is a major industry, water management is a big deal. Trying to track who uses...
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• Teaching 9/11
• Sep 10, 2009
• It has been eight years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, and many of the students entering middle and high school were too young to have...
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• Roving Produce Trucks Hit Detroit Streets
• Sep 3, 2009
• Detroit neighborhoods are dominated by liquor stores and corner markets that carry few, if any, fresh fruits and vegetables. This lack of fresh food is...

• Swift and Certain Beats Severe
• Sep 1, 2009
• I'm currently working on a story for Governing's November issue about an innovative approach to enforcing probation being pioneered by a judge in ...