http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=87486212 Melissa Maynard was a GOVERNING contributor, working as a project reporter on the Government Performance Project, a project of the Pew Center on the States. http://www.governing.com/topics/technology/Welcome-to-Wiki-World.html WIKI: A collaboratively edited Web page that allows users to edit or add content. The most famous wiki is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, and the... http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/Trash-Talk.html Canada and Michigan have long had a bizarre relationship. Michigan sends its teenagers across the border to get trashed (legal drinking age in Ontario: 19), and ... http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/The-Young-Invincibles.html Young adults aren't a politically viable demographic in the health insurance debate, but they comprise the largest uninsured segment of the population. Healthy twentysomethings fretting ... http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/All-Over-But-the.html A college-bound family friend recently solicited my advice in the great roommate debate. I advised her to take her chances and room with a stranger ... http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/Patrol-Less-Ticket-More.html The relationship between budget shortfalls and speeding tickets is becoming infinitely more complex in Michigan. More state troopers will soon likely be parked on the ... http://www.governing.com/topics/energy-env/Hot-Stuff-States-Look-Natural-Energy.html As states seek ways to meet their renewable-energy goals, solar and geothermal power may become major players--despite their expensive start-up costs. http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/Catching-Speed.html Two states are adjusting the way they deal with lead-footed drivers. http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/Revenue-Raiser-Corporate-Taxes.html The revenue losses are huge. According to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the 252 largest and most profitable American corporations collectively avoided $41.7 billion in state income taxes between 2001 and 2003. More than a quarter of the companies managed to pay no state corporate taxes during at least one of the years in question. http://www.governing.com/topics/economic-dev/Orbit-Spaceport-Takes-Off.html Economic development isn't rocket science. It's more like risk management--making strategic investments to stay competitive in the global market. http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Little-Sunshine.html After a period of eclipse, anti-secrecy and open-government laws are making a comeback.