Jonathan Walters

Jonathan Walters -- Senior Editor. Jonathan has covered state and local government for more than 30 years, including for publications ranging from The Washington Post to USA Today. His beats include public sector management and administration, with an emphasis on results-based government. He also covers human services-related topics, and does a monthly e-newsletter on human services. He is author of three books, two on performance measurement in the public sector and one on public sector press relations. He started with GOVERNING in 1989 as a staff correspondent, and now serves as the magazine's executive editor. Walters lives in Columbia County, New York, where he serves as chairman of his local planning board. He is also a Class A interior attack qualified firefighter, and serves as president of his local volunteer fire company. Email jowaz22@gmail.com.

Recent Articles

  • Anti-Box Rebellion
  • Jul 1, 2000
  • There's no easy way for a small community to fight monster retailers. But there's a right time to do it: before they show up.

  • The Land-Use Busybodies
  • May 1, 2000
  • Property rights activists want local land-use cases thrown into federal court. Judges are starting to do it.

  • The Buzz Over Balance
  • May 1, 2000
  • The balanced scorecard is the latest private-sector managment trend to hit governments. What's it all about?

  • Government by the Numbers
  • Apr 1, 2000
  • A once-obscure cost-accounting method is becoming the clearest path to tracking the real costs of delivering services.

  • Rationalizing a Bond Binge
  • Apr 1, 2000
  • Florida has recently become one of a handful of states to adopt a formal system of debt analysis aimed at helping guide debt-issuance decisions.

  • The Employee Exodus
  • Mar 1, 2000
  • Scores of government workers are nearing retirement age. Little is being done to plan for their replacement.

  • Who's Guarding the Bank?
  • Mar 1, 2000
  • Financial deregulation offers the public some neat opportunities. it also offers the potential for disaster.


  • The Welfare Bonanza
  • Jan 1, 2000
  • The private sector is moving quickly to cash in on the new world of public assistance. Can the for-profits do a better job than government workers?


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