• Infrastructure at the Speed of Light
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   April 17, 2013
• It took just a year for Indiana officials to put together a major public-private bridge project. How did they do it?

• Managing Through Endless Fiscal Uncertainty
• BY: Philip Joyce   |   April 17, 2013
• States and localities are emerging from the Great Recession to face a "new normal" of scarcity. How will managers deal with it?

• The Benefits of Fingerprinting the Homeless
• BY: Brian Heaton   |   April 16, 2013
• New Jersey is expanding a local program that helps agencies track homeless services more accurately and in less time, increasing their chances of getting the federal funding they need.

• Chronic and Veteran Homelessness on the Decline
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   April 16, 2013
• Despite some troubling economic conditions, chronic and veteran homelessness both dropped by more than 6 percent last year, according to a new report.
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• Michigan Moves to Regulate Mixed Martial Arts
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   April 16, 2013
• Following the death of a fighter, Michigan is the latest state to consider rules to protect participants in amateur MMA matches.

• Study: Citizen Budgeting Related to Better Outcomes
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   April 15, 2013
• Inviting public comment early in the budget process, and doing so in multiple ways, is closely associated with better performance outcomes, according to a new study.
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• Which State, Local Grants Got Cut in Obama's Budget?
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   April 12, 2013
• The president's new budget proposal increases total federal grant funding to states and localities, but some programs are on the chopping block.
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• State Tax Collections Reached Record High in 2012
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   April 12, 2013
• New census data indicates state tax revenues finally exceeded pre-recession levels. View revenue data and graphs for each state.
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• How Successful Are Lieutenant Governors?
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   April 12, 2013
• Not as successful at moving into the governor's seat as one might think, according to an analysis of data from the past quarter century.

• What's Wrong with Kansas' Tax Reform?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   April 11, 2013
• According to finance experts from the left and right, it's the worst reform measure passed by a state in the last two years.
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• Could Postponing Medicaid Hospital Cuts Become the Next 'Doc Fix'?
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   April 11, 2013
• Obama's budget proposes delaying certain Medicaid cuts another year, complicating the politics of the Medicaid expansion and possibly setting the administration up for an annual headache.

• How to Get Out from Under Federal Oversight
• BY: Jonathan Walters   |   April 11, 2013
• Children and family services agencies under federal oversight need to focus on what's best for families and kids -- not just on what's mandated.
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• Can Data-Driven Education Close the Achievement Gap?
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   April 11, 2013
• A Silicon Valley nonprofit wants to take its ideas into thousands of classrooms. It's an experiment worth watching.
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• Washington Targets Veterans for State Employment
• BY: Heather Kerrigan   |   April 10, 2013
• As troops begin returning home from Afghanistan, states are looking for ways to reduce veterans' high unemployment rate. Washington state wants to hire them.
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• Obama's Infrastructure Budget is Ambitious But Vague on Funding
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   April 10, 2013
• The president's budget calls for ambitious infrastructure investments but -- yet again -- doesn't provide many details on how to pay for it.