• Money Down the Sewer
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   January 4, 2012
• Doubling water rates to fix crumbling underground infrastructure isn't popular with Chicagoans. But it's a lot more responsible than the approach that got Jefferson County into trouble.
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• Beyond Performance Measurement
• Posted By: John Feinblatt |   December 28, 2011
• Governments are beginning to depend on data analytics not just to identify problems but to solve them.
• Categories: Innovation by Design
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• Six Ways to Rebuild Confidence in Government
• Posted By: |   December 21, 2011
• For people to trust their governments, public leaders need to keep some basics in mind.
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• The Spending-Performance Equation
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   December 20, 2011
• Doing performance-based budgeting right isn't easy. But it can pay big dividends, especially in a time of scarce resources.
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• A Tasty Tax Increase
• Posted By: |   December 14, 2011
• When Roanoke, Va., needed money for its schools, it found a creative way to make a tax increase more than palatable.
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• The Bullet-Train Misfire
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   December 13, 2011
• Prospects for a high-speed national rail network are dimming. There are good reasons why.
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• Out of Desperation, Innovation
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   December 12, 2011
• Tough times create an appetite for change. Nowhere has that been more true than in government this year.
• Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper ,  Innovation by Design
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• Billy Beane's Lessons for Government
• Posted By: |   December 7, 2011
• Public managers have much to learn from how a losing baseball team was turned into a winner.
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• Accountability and the Poverty Fight
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   December 6, 2011
• A New York City initiative aims to help the poor by supporting successful programs — and killing ineffective ones.
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• Free Advice for Struggling Governments
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   December 1, 2011
• An alliance of consultants is helping Chicago and Cook County save money and improve services. And you can’t beat the price.
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