• The Tools We Need to Help Poor Neighborhoods
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   March 11, 2013
• The Community Reinvestment Act doesn't always get at underlying economic issues. It's time to redesign it.
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• It’s Not Rocket Science
• BY: Bill Bott   |   March 11, 2013
• IT isn’t the solution to all our problems, and it shouldn’t take a rocket scientist to see that NASA should postpone liftoff for its new procurement system.
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• 7 Rules for Colorado's New Marijuana Industry
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   March 11, 2013
• Pot vending machines? Perhaps, under new recommendations from a governor-appointed task force on regulating legalized marijuana.
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• State of the State Addresses: What Are Governors' Priorities?
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   March 11, 2013
• We've summarized all the key issues governors talked about in their speeches to kick off legislative sessions.

• State Governments Continue Slashing Payrolls
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   March 8, 2013
• State governments cut 53,000 jobs over the past five months, with education employees being hardest hit.
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• 4 Myths About Public Pension Retirees
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   March 8, 2013
• As pension reform debates continue, retiree advocates offer up a few common misconceptions about pensioners.
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• Detroit’s Fixable Fiscal Problems, Evaluators under Pressure and the Impact of Multitasking
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene   |   March 7, 2013
• Plus: The importance of parks and more management news
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• How to Craft an After-School Program That Doesn't Suck
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   March 7, 2013
• Providence, R.I.'s after-school system has become a national model. Its leader has some advice for those looking to improve their after-school opportunities for at-risk youth.

• Detroit’s Tax Dilemma, a Local Government Anniversary and School Success
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   March 7, 2013
• Can one school revitalize a whole city?
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• The Game-Changing Potential of Universal Preschool
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   March 6, 2013
• Done right, it can save a lot of money in the long run, and it can benefit not only poor students but their communities as well.
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• Should Medicaid Incentivize Healthy Behavior?
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   March 6, 2013
• Critics killed an experiment in West Virginia to incentivize Medicaid patients to be healthier. Some say it's time for states to revisit such ideas if they're serious about controlling health costs.
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• Finding the Sweet Spot of Value and Cost
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   March 6, 2013
• A concept called value-cost leveraging can cut the costs of delivering public services while providing better satisfaction.

• Big Money Starts Seeping into School Board Elections
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   March 6, 2013
• Record amounts of money are being spent to elect school boards. Advocates worry it's the start of a disturbing trend.
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• Full Coverage of Sequestration's Impact on States and Localities
• BY: News Staff   |   March 6, 2013
• In-depth coverage of how $1.2 trillion in federal spending cuts over the next decade will affect states, cities and counties.

• Which Government Services Are Citizens Most, Least Satisfied With?
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   March 6, 2013
• See how certain municipal services score in citizen satisfaction surveys.
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