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L.A. is Paying Commuters to Use Transit (Sort of)
Posted By: Ryan Holeywell | August 16, 2013
As part of a pilot program, bus riders get credits that they can put toward tolls.
Categories: Transportation & Infrastructure , Urban Policy

Beyond the 'Brain Drain': How Cities Really Need to Sell Themselves
Posted By: Aaron M. Renn | August 15, 2013
Cities worry a lot about losing talented people, but few of them do much to attract new people. A sales mindset needs to be part of the culture of the community.
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What's the Latest in Pension Reform?
Posted By: Heather Kerrigan | August 14, 2013
We examine proposals still brewing in legislatures, how already-enacted reforms are playing out, and the model based on one of the world's strongest pension systems that a Canadian province is using to keep costs under control.
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Struggling Cities and the Promise of Inclusive Competitiveness
Posted By: Mike Green | August 8, 2013
Entrepreneurs are busy in our increasingly multicultural urban landscape, but they're not creating many jobs. That could change if we invested in them.
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Oakland's Debit-ID Cards That Aim to Help Unbanked, Immigrants Catching On
Posted By: J.B. Wogan | August 8, 2013
In the hopes of helping immigrants and the unbanked, the city was the nation's first to offer cards that act as an ID and a prepaid debit card. For a product targeted at low-income people, though, critics charge the cards are too expensive.
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Military Software Helps 1 City Track Gangs; Bitcoin's Possibilities; and Tech's Role in Charging by the Mile
Posted By: Government Technology | August 6, 2013
Government and technology news you should know.
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How System Dynamics Can Help Governments Make Better Decisions
Posted By: Robert Knisely | August 5, 2013
System dynamics was invented a half-century ago to use technology to analyze complex industrial processes. It's got a lot of potential for the public sector.
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Feds Offer States Deal to Seal Medicaid HIV-Testing Holes
Posted By: Dylan Scott | August 5, 2013
Even though poverty is often linked with higher risks of HIV infection, less than half the states cover routine testing for Medicaid recipients. The feds are offering states an incentive to change that.
Categories: View , Health and Human Services
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Cities Launch Anti-Poverty Centers
Posted By: J.B. Wogan | July 30, 2013
With federal support for social service programs dwindling, cities are looking for new ways to combat poverty.
Categories: View , Health and Human Services
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Q&A: Maryland Transportation Secretary James Smith
Posted By: Ryan Holeywell | July 29, 2013
The former county executive says that Maryland's new transportation funding package was key to his decision to take the cabinet-level post.
Categories: View , Transportation & Infrastructure
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