• Fiscal Wisdom Among the Razorbacks
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   January 12, 2012
• Arkansas’ unique approach to budgeting, a product of the Depression, is helping the state keep out of the red.
• Categories: State
• 2 Comments

• The States and Federal Budget Reform
• Posted By: |   November 30, 2011
• Balanced-budget mandates and biennial budgeting are popular ideas bubbling up from the states. But they won't work for the federal government.
• Categories: State

• Better Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   June 8, 2011
• Don't wait for disaster to strike -- or for feds to arrive -- to prepare for a catastrophe.
• Categories: Management and HR ,  State
• 1 Comments

• The Secret to StateStat's Success
• Posted By: Robert Knisely |   May 12, 2011
• It is the 'in person' feature of StateStat that sets it apart from other successful performance measurement programs.
• Categories: State
• 5 Comments

• Policies that Fuel Economic Performance
• Posted By: Keith A. Pretty, Timothy Nash, John O. Young, Jonathan Williams |   April 15, 2011
• Data from the Tax Foundation and a recent ALEC study suggests that broad competitiveness policies can help fuel economic growth.
• Categories: State
• 3 Comments

• Reshaping the Federal-State Relationship
• Posted By: Zach Patton |   February 16, 2011
• How federalism is being redefined, and how states got to this point.
• Categories: State

• Do Budget Cuts Drive Efficiency?
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   February 15, 2011
• Will spending cuts lead to greater efficiencies? Or merely a reduction in services?
• Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper ,  State
• 5 Comments

• Legislative Leaders Facing the Crisis
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   February 7, 2011
• State legislatures are on the front line of government and have a profound impact on how innovative state government is or isn't.
• Categories: State
• 1 Comments

• Mending the City-State Relationship
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   December 22, 2010
• If cities are to see fewer dollars from states in these tough times, then they should see fewer rules too.
• Categories: Management and HR ,  State
• 9 Comments

• 7 Best Practices for States in Trouble
• Posted By: Jonathan D. Breul, John M. Kamensky |   November 30, 2010
• When it comes to stretching scarce dollars, states should examine recent trends in business best practices.
• Categories: Management and HR ,  State
• 6 Comments