J.B. Wogan

Recent Articles

• Will Kindergartener Bank Accounts Catch On?
• May 15, 2013
• San Francisco was the first city to create college savings accounts for every kindergartener in public school. Now other jurisdictions are contemplating a similar program.
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• Anti-Terrorism Grants for Cities at Risk
• May 10, 2013
• Federal grants that aided police in the Boston Marathon bombing have shrunk in recent years and are at risk of further cuts under the president's reform proposal.
• 1 Comments

• 10 New State Laws That Loosen Gun Restrictions
• May 1, 2013
• While some states have tightened gun restrictions since last year's mass shootings, many in the South and Midwest have passed new laws being celebrated by the National Rifle Association.
• 10 Comments

• States Look to Reduce Part-Time Lawmakers’ Bias
• Apr 30, 2013
• Most state lawmakers supplement their legislative job with one in the private sector. To reduce the conflicts of interest that inevitably arise from this, states are considering revising their ethics laws.

• Why States Are Using Welfare to Pay for Housing
• Apr 29, 2013
• A program to lift people out of homelessness under President Obama's stimulus package yielded some encouraging early results, but lacks a long-term funding source. Some states are turning to welfare.

• Tying Welfare to Grades Meets Resistance
• Apr 22, 2013
• Should welfare benefits be tethered to a students' performance in school? One Tennessee legislator thinks so, but he's gotten national backlash for his proposal.
• 5 Comments

• Chronic and Veteran Homelessness on the Decline
• Apr 16, 2013
• Despite some troubling economic conditions, chronic and veteran homelessness both dropped by more than 6 percent last year, according to a new report.
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• Study: Citizen Budgeting Related to Better Outcomes
• Apr 15, 2013
• Inviting public comment early in the budget process, and doing so in multiple ways, is closely associated with better performance outcomes, according to a new study.
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• 5 Gun Safety Measures in Obama's 2014 Budget
• Apr 10, 2013
• The administration has asked Congress to fund better record keeping for background checks and scientific research related to gun violence. For full coverage of the president's proposed budget, click here.
• 1 Comments

• When Colleges Create Their Own DREAM Acts
• Apr 1, 2013
• As granting in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants becomes more popular, some universities aren't waiting for the green light from state lawmakers to do it.
• 6 Comments

• Tea Party Running the Show in Georgia County
• Mar 29, 2013
• Most of Fayette County’s elected leaders are Tea Partiers, shedding light on how Tea Party reformers -- if given full control -- might shape public policy and overhaul Republican politics at the local level.
• 5 Comments

• NYC Social Service Nonprofits Compete for Prize Money
• Mar 26, 2013
• To win, they'll need to prove they have the most novel and effective way to help low-income New Yorkers.
• 1 Comments

• Liquor Prohibition Ending in Parts of the South
• Mar 26, 2013
• Eighty years after Congress repealed prohibition, some cities in Mississippi have decided to permit the sale of hard alcohol.
• 1 Comments

• Report: High-Skill Worker Funds Target Wrong Parts of Country
• Mar 14, 2013
• Money raised through visa applications to pay for high-skill worker training doesn't actually match geographic demand, according to a new report.
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• V.P. Biden: Cities Have "Significant Influence" on Gun Control
• Mar 13, 2013
• The vice president urged city leaders gathered in Washington to lobby congress for tougher gun laws, while Sen. John McCain told the same group to lead the way on immigration.