• Public Debt and the Quest for Efficiency
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   February 20, 2013
• All government debt is not the same. Pension debt starves government of the people and tools it needs, but creative borrowing for infrastructure can save more money than it costs.
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• Advancing the Debate: Should Pennsylvania’s Lottery Go Private?
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   February 20, 2013
• Pennsylvania's attorney rejected a contract to privatize the state lottery. The governor is scrambling to find a solution. Local newspapers give their take on the controversy.
• 4 Comments

• Federal Performance Management Training
• BY: Daybook   |   February 20, 2013
• Federal Performance Management Training

• The Political Reality of the Stimulus
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   February 20, 2013
• Given the decentralization of our modern governmental system, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the nation isn't showering President Obama with the gratitude it felt for FDR.

• Battered by Sandy, New Jersey Tries Email Voting with Mixed Results
• BY: Brian Heaton   |   February 19, 2013
• Casting a vote by email may seem easy, but the process was no walk in the park when New Jersey allowed it in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
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• National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
• BY: Daybook   |   February 19, 2013
• National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services

• The Story Behind the Biggest Mistake in Obamacare
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   February 19, 2013
• A Governing exclusive: Because of an error in the language of the Affordable Care Act, millions of people will be able to purchase private health insurance next year.
• 19 Comments

• Health Exchanges: States Avoid 'Partnership' But Claim Regulatory Power
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   February 15, 2013
• Some states are defaulting to a federal-run insurance marketplace, but hoping to keep their regulatory authority.
• 1 Comments

• How Health Reform Could Improve Outcomes in Child Welfare
• BY: Jonathan Walters   |   February 14, 2013
• If human services officials want to take advantage of the Affordable Care Act, they need to get involved in its implementation now.
• 1 Comments

• Gun Taxes and State Revenues
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   February 14, 2013
• A handful of states and localities are considering gun and ammunition taxes. Is there any state and local revenue in this approach?
• 42 Comments

• Is It Time to Revive Boarding Houses?
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   February 14, 2013
• Over time, single room occupancy hotels became the housing of last resort for the poorest and most troubled segment of an urban population and have all but disappeared.
• 2 Comments

• Survey Signals Possible Public-Sector Hiring Rebound
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   February 13, 2013
• State and local governments may start to hire, but employment remains below pre-recession levels.

• Solving a Piece of the OPEB Puzzle
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   February 13, 2013
• A Massachusetts city's approach to cutting the cost of retiree health care might be a way for other jurisdictions to grapple with the problem.
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• Early Retirement Incentives Making a Comeback
• BY: Heather Kerrigan   |   February 13, 2013
• Several municipalities offered early retirement incentives to public workers last year. What impact such incentives have on budgets and services, however, is up for debate.
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• How to Market a Health Insurance Exchange
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   February 13, 2013
• Many Americans still don’t know about the online health insurance marketplaces that are being created under the Affordable Care Act. The District of Columbia is trying to figure out how to change that.
• 3 Comments