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A County's Contracts Go Missing
Posted By: Josh Goodman | July 16, 2009
Jefferson County, Alabama, is likely the nation's most financially troubled large local government. Alabama's most populous county (home to Birmingham) could go bankrupt ...
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The Future of the Internet is in Lafayette, Louisiana
Posted By: Ellen Perlman | July 15, 2009
What if you could hold a video conference from your home? What if your doctor could send your MRI electronically to another of your doctors ...
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Check Your Gubernatorial Scorecard
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | July 14, 2009
Everybody who attends meetings of the National Governors Association wears a name tag imprinted with a photograph. Everyone, that is, except governors. But as governors ...
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Obama's Urban Policy Gets Going
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | July 13, 2009
It's not getting much attention here in Washington, with all eyes on the Sotomayor hearing, but President Obama's Office of Urban Affairs held ...
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New Jersey Clings to School Districts Without Schools
Posted By: Josh Goodman | July 13, 2009
posted by Josh Goodman I wrote 2,300 words last year about how even the smallest local governments are reluctant to merge with neighbors -- and how ...
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Retreating, Not Advancing
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | July 4, 2009
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin offers a sobering variation on the Peter Principle -- the idea that because talented people are usually promoted, they "rise ...
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Sanford Saga: No Crime Involved
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | July 2, 2009
Saying his agency doesn't "intend to be used in a political battle about the governor," Reggie Lloyd, head of South Carolina's ...
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How Many Jobs Does a Playground Make?
Posted By: Ellen Perlman | July 2, 2009
"When it comes to jump-starting the economy, a playground isn't going to cut it," according to a story in the Virginian Pilot ...
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Under Pressure
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | July 1, 2009
Always finding new ways to look bad, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is backing away from a promise to release financial records relating to his ...
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$4B in Stimulus Money for Broadband Ready, Biden Announces
Posted By: Ellen Perlman | July 1, 2009
Finally, $4 billion dollars in loans and grants will be available for expanding broadband access in underserved and un-served areas, Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday. ...
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