• Congress for the New Urbanism: 21st Annual Living Community Event
• BY: Kelly McEldrew   |   May 29, 2013
• Living Community balances the demands of physical, social, economic, and environmental values by connecting people to place. It awakens a stewardship for our land and each other. It is measured by how well we care for the people around us, the places we make, and the land that hosts us. It is CNU 21: Living Community.

• The Chicago Paradox
• BY: Alan Ehrenhalt   |   June 2013
• Despite its high murder rate, dysfunctional schools and aging transit, the central area of Chicago is growing faster than any other big city.
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• How Do State and Local Government Officials View Gun Control?
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   May 28, 2013
• Most state and local public officials favor universal background checks, however, support varies when it comes to other proposals to prevent gun violence.
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• How New Orleans is Rebuilding Its Ruined School System from the Ground up
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   May 28, 2013
• After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans started over. A far better school system has emerged from the floodwaters.

• 3 GOP Governors, 3 Medicaid-Expansion Approaches
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   May 28, 2013
• Florida's Rick Scott, Arizona's Jan Brewer and Ohio's John Kasich developed three very distinct strategies to try to convince their Republican legislatures to adopt a key component of Obamacare.
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• States with Worst Bridges Face Uphill Battle
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   May 28, 2013
• As transportation advocates push for bridge upgrades in response to the collapse in Washington state last week, it’s clear that some states have far more work to do than others.
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• A New Kind of Bike Share
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   May 27, 2013
• As New York City rolls out its bike-share program, Hoboken, N.J., is debuting its own that could offer a new way cities -- both large and small -- can encourage bicycling.

• Collapse Not Example of Crumbling Infrastructure
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   May 24, 2013
• The Washington bridge that collapsed and sent two cars into the river may have been too small for today's traffic, but experts say it wasn't an investment issue.
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• Odd License Requirements, How Oklahoma City Lost 1M Pounds, and New Government Jargon
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene   |   May 23, 2013
• Public-sector management news you should know.
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• Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman to Stay On
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   May 23, 2013
• The move comes at a time when Congress is preparing to develop its long-term passenger rail bill.

• Are Cities That Lost Population Making a Comeback?
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   May 23, 2013
• New Census estimates suggest that many larger cities continue to see populations climb, including some that could be experiencing their first growth in years. View data for each city.
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• The Three M's of Infrastructure
• BY: Judith Rodin ,John Kitzhaber   |   May 23, 2013
• America shouldn't settle for infrastructure that gets a grade of D-plus. There are steps we can take right now to build the infrastructure we need.

• Florida, LexisNexis Partner to Combat Identity Fraud
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   May 23, 2013
• A pilot program, which could soon spread to other states, uses software to automatically verify a person's identity when they apply for Medicaid, welfare or food stamps.

• Transportation Nominee Foxx Sails Through Easy Hearing
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   May 22, 2013
• The Charlotte mayor didn't face many hardball questions from senators.

• Big Challenges for LA's New Mayor
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   May 22, 2013
• How will Eric Garcetti lead a city that's been stuck in the economic doldrums and suffered through four years of budget deficits?