Elizabeth Daigneau

Recent Articles

• Pooling Energy Buying Power
• Aug 27, 2009
• With energy costs still reasonable, now more than ever is the time to lock in prices. An innovative program in Boston helps small businesses do...

• NY-Governor: Is Giuliani In or Out?
• Aug 27, 2009
• Is Rudy Giuliani running for governor of New York? Probably, suggests the New York Times: ALBANY -- Nineteen months after ending his disastrous run for ...

• Small Loans for State Employees
• Aug 20, 2009
• Hoping to avert the dangers of predatory lending and improve its workers' financial fitness, Virginia is giving its employees access to small, emergency loans. The...

• Prisoner Re-entry
• Aug 18, 2009
• A behind-the-scenes look at John Buntin's August 2009 feature, Job Freedom. Story Behind the Story will appear on the 13th Floor each Tuesday. Governing doesn'...
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• A Civic Guard For Disaster Relief
• Aug 13, 2009
• When Hurricane Isabel struck Maryland in 2003, Duck tour boats were used to evacuate residents from flooded coastal areas. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Wal-Mart...

• Bringing Broadband to Rural America
• Aug 6, 2009
• Some 40 percent of U.S. households currently are without broadband access. That rate rises to 60 percent among low-income and rural sectors of the population. For...

• Goodbye, Chief Bratton
• Aug 5, 2009
• The Los Angeles Times is reporting that LAPD Chief Bill Bratton plans to announce his resignation later today. Evidently, he's stepping down to head ...

• Republicans, Yes Republicans, Support Tax Hikes
• Jul 31, 2009
• Shhhh, no one tell Grover Norquist! Several Republican governors have supported tax increases this year, the latest one being Connecticut's Jodi Rell. From Stateline: ...

• Running From Homelessness
• Jul 30, 2009
• It started with the idea that running can restore stability to homeless lives. Two years later, a nonprofit has given that idea weight. Back on...

• Earn Cash, Carpool
• Jul 23, 2009
• The Washington, D.C., region has one of the highest carpooling rates in the country -- 12 percent of regional commuters carpool -- and more say...

• Keeping Down With the Joneses
• Jul 16, 2009
• Utility companies have been trying for years to get their customers to be more energy-efficient, but with limited success. But a little experiment with the...

• Popular Efficiency
• Jul 9, 2009
• Since January of 2007, Ohio's unemployment rate has jumped from 5.3 percent, to roughly 11 percent. Northeast Ohio has felt the brunt of these losses, with income-tax collections...

• Preserving the Past
• Jul 2, 2009
• Even before the current financial crisis, state and local governments struggled to find funding for historic preservation. For those grappling with preservation issues, a program...

• Pennsylvania Gives Financial Help
• Jun 25, 2009
• Since 2007, the foreclosure rate in Pennsylvania has jumped 127 percent, and in the first quarter of 2009, nearly 115,000 Pennsylvania homeowners were delinquent with their mortgages. A new...
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• Paragliding Police
• Jun 18, 2009
• In the semi-retirement community of Palm Bay, Florida, law enforcement is taking flight to primarily look for lost kids and senior citizens who have wandered...