Elizabeth Daigneau

Recent Articles

• Where the Training Is
• Sep 17, 2008
• A new Web site featuring a searchable database of training events for local public officials was launched in New York State earlier this month. Local...

• Putting Out the Vacancy Sign
• Sep 14, 2008
• Rather than the usual campaigns municipalities run to lure new residents or attract industries, Federal Way, Wash., is running an economic-development campaign to fill its 500,000...

• Goat Gardeners
• Sep 10, 2008
• In these tough times, the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency is having to combat urban blight on a lean budget. The agency has found a...

• Elderly at the Wheel
• Sep 7, 2008
• In the next 20 years the number of elderly drivers -- persons 70 and over -- is predicted to triple in the United States, and statistics show...

• Get Healthier or Pay
• Sep 7, 2008
• Each year, Alabama spends $4 billion on health care for its 100,000 state employees. Aiming to alleviate some of that load in the future, the state Employees'...

• Direct Democracy: Wiki-Style
• Aug 27, 2008
• Come November, gubernatorial, legislative and local races won't be the only items on the ballot. Initiatives and referenda will top ballots in more than a...

• What Color is Your Town?
• Aug 27, 2008
• Ever wondered what your town's identity might look like based on color?  (No, not skin color.  We've got Census data for that.) What ...

• California's School Finder
• Aug 24, 2008
• With kids heading back to school, parents in California might find a new tool for comparing schools handy. The California Department of Education, touting the...

• Preserving Oral Histories
• Aug 20, 2008
• With each passing of a generation, millions of human memories and experiences are lost forever. Efforts to preserve these stories through oral histories are popping...

• Certified to Battle Strokes
• Aug 17, 2008
• Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of disability. In Delaware, where the disease affects about 1,200 residents...

• Building a Better Ballot
• Aug 13, 2008
• Poorly designed ballots have disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters in recent elections. Better Ballots , draws on results from the 2000, 2002 and 2006 elections in both state...

• What Else Would They Do? Stick to the Facts?
• Aug 11, 2008
• In the debate over a ballot measure requiring parental notification for minors to get abortions, a California judge stated the obvious: "The courts have ...

• The Two-Lane Toll
• Aug 10, 2008
• Half of the 42,000 automobile-crash-related fatalities that occur in the United States each year are on two-lane rural roads. To help drivers and public officials make...

• Human-Powered Manhattan
• Aug 6, 2008
• This weekend marks the start of New York City's experiment in car-free zones. For three Saturdays in August, a 6.9-mile stretch of streets through Manhattan...

• Elections to Watch Tonight
• Aug 5, 2008
• Today is primary day in a handful of states. Here are four races that I'm watching: Missouri Governor: The Republicans are picking their candidate to ...