• Fixing the Transportation Infrastructure We Have
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   January 9, 2013
• Before we invest in expansion, we should get serious about maintaining our existing systems.
• Categories: State
• 1 Comments

• Rolling the Dice with Taxpayer Money
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   October 25, 2012
• Governments aren't very good at picking business winners with grants, loan guarantees or tax breaks. They'd do better if they realized their limitations.
• Categories: State
• 2 Comments

• Truth, Transparency and Transportation
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   September 13, 2012
• Washington state's transportation agency provided info to lawmakers and the public on what it's doing. It's paying off big-time.
• Categories: State

• Transparency in Spending for the Long Haul
• Posted By: John M. Kamensky |   July 30, 2012
• States have been on the front lines of a stimulus-driven revolution in accountability. A new report urges them to build on the lessons they have learned.
• Categories: State

• Our Efficiency-Killing Tangle of Laws
• Posted By: John M. Bernard |   June 19, 2012
• Governments produce tens of thousands of new laws every year, confusing citizens and driving business away. Instead of more laws, what we need is a focus on outcomes.
• Categories: State
• 8 Comments

• More Than One Way to Fix a Bridge
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   June 14, 2012
• Colorado and Massachusetts are moving quickly to repair and rebuild their deteriorating bridges. But there are lessons in the different ways they're paying for the work.
• Categories: State
• 3 Comments

• Making Sense of Tax Incentives
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   May 24, 2012
• Massachusetts is taking a hard look at the tax breaks it hands out for economic development. The result may be a move toward using objective metrics to inform decisions about granting them.
• Categories: State

• Attracting Business Without Giving Away the Store
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   April 17, 2012
• All of the states provide tax incentives for economic development, but most of them don’t do a good job of making sure that they’re getting value for the taxpayers' money.
• Categories: State
• 3 Comments

• Can Fiscal Sanity Be Mandated?
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   February 2, 2012
• California may be about to find out, if an initiative that’s breathtaking in scope gets onto the ballot.
• Categories: State
• 4 Comments

• Putting Results First
• Posted By: |   February 1, 2012
• Done properly, cost/benefit analysis can help governments make better decisions.
• Categories: State