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  • Maybe They'll Cut Their Conference Fees
  • Posted By: Alan Greenblatt |   December 6, 2006
  • I'm not in the habit of posting press releases, but thought this was interesting news for this audience: Philadelphia, PA, December 5, 2006: The Alliance for Regional ...
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  • Blanco Scores Big
  • Posted By: Josh Goodman |   December 6, 2006
  • Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco isn't generally known for political savvy, but she showed some smarts last week. That's when, to my knowledge, she was the ...
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  • Heads Up: 12.5.06
  • Posted By: Zach Patton |   December 5, 2006
  • Nation's healthiest state? MN (again).  AP But IL's the most improved. AP Are there some drunken sailors in Massachusetts? Boston Globe Just how much ...
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  • Best Practices?
  • Posted By: Alan Greenblatt |   December 4, 2006
  • Can a city be led based on the best ideas of mayors in other cities? Adrian Fenty, the incoming mayor of Washington, seems intent on ...
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  • Heads Up: 12.4.06
  • Posted By: Zach Patton |   December 4, 2006
  • Texas' "top 10 percent" law is under fire. Dallas Morning News Florida could ban stem cell research -- and require it! St. Pete Times ...
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  • Ride Forever, Charlie
  • Posted By: Ellen Perlman |   December 4, 2006
  • There's nothing better than a city with a sense of humor. The new electronic fare cards for the "T," or the transit system, ...
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  • Making Muni Magic Disappear
  • Posted By: |   December 4, 2006
  • Twenty years ago, the municipal bond market was -- believe it or not -- a wild and crazy kind of place. At least, that was ...
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  • Annals of Medical Privacy
  • Posted By: Alan Greenblatt |   December 1, 2006
  • You might recall that the attorneys general of Kansas and Indiana received national attention for their efforts to examine medical records from abortion clinics. They ...
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  • Way Too Many
  • Posted By: Alan Greenblatt |   December 1, 2006
  • Should California increase its number of state legislators? Steve Wiegand, of the Sacramento Bee, has an amusing column about this idea. Because of California's population, ...
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