• 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?

• Big Data and Even Bigger Efficiencies
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   May 22, 2013
• The ever-growing volume of information created and captured by the modern digitized world is an opportunity for government to reinvent itself.

• States Racing to Build Health Exchanges in Time
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   May 22, 2013
• The pressure mounts as 18 states work to build Obamacare's online insurance marketplaces before the deadline -- a task that some health care veterans say is the most challenging they've ever faced.
• 6 Comments

• 2013 Western Interstate Region Conference
• BY: NACO   |   High Country Conference Center   |   May 22, 2013
• NACo's Western Interstate Region Conference focuses on public lands and other issues critical to the western region of the United States. It provides county officials with the opportunity to hear speakers, discuss legislation, and network with other officials to exchange information on those issues.

• 2013 Western Interstate Region Conference
• BY: NACO   |   High Country Conference Center   |   May 22, 2013
• NACo's Western Interstate Region Conference focuses on public lands and other issues critical to the western region of the United States. It provides county officials with the opportunity to hear speakers, discuss legislation, and network with other officials to exchange information on those issues.

• NCPPP: Implementing Partnerships for Colorado
• BY: NCPPP   |   Denver, CO   |   May 22, 2013
• Implementing Partnerships for Colorado

• Creating the Courts Americans Want
• BY: Babak Armajani,Kevin Burke   |   May 22, 2013
• The public is dissatisfied with our courts. What the judicial system needs is a culture of performance-based innovation.
• 5 Comments

• Implementing Partnerships for Colorado
• BY: NCPPP   |   Embassy Suites Denver – Downtown Convention Center   |   May 22, 2013
• NCPPP conference implementing partnerships in Colorado

• Implementing Partnerships for Colorado
• BY: NCPPP   |   Embassy Suites Denver – Downtown Convention Center   |   May 22, 2013
• NCPPP conference implementing partnerships in Colorado

• Education Spending Fell in 2011: See How Your State Compares
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   May 21, 2013
• Per pupil spending fell for the first time ever in fiscal year 2011, with 21 states reporting declines. See rankings and totals for each state.

• Rail Subcommittee Questions Value of Amtrak's Long-Haul Routes
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   May 21, 2013
• As passenger rail legislation expires this fall, those money-losing routes could be in the cross hairs of House Republicans.
• 3 Comments

• New Portal Compares States' Energy Profiles
• BY: Brian Heaton   |   May 21, 2013
• Government officials now have access to vast amounts of data to help develop state energy policy and assess energy sustainability.

• Improving Management: A Story in Texts
• BY: Ken Miller,Bill Bott   |   May 21, 2013
• A text message conversation about how once management fads fade, the best concepts remain.
• 6 Comments