• 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

• S.C. Treasurer Clashes with State Pension Commission
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   May 21, 2013
• Curtis Loftis has made it his mission to overhaul the investment commission that oversees the state’s pension fund. But it hasn't been easy.
• 11 Comments

• The Next Stop in Public Transit Advertising: Audio
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   May 20, 2013
• In an effort to increase revenue, transit agencies are working to find new twists to old advertising methods.

• Sustainability and Our Horizontal Infrastructure
• BY: Bob Graves   |   May 20, 2013
• A new rating system aims to build sustainability considerations into the entire infrastructure process, from planning to implementation.

• NASPO: National Association of State Purchasing Officers’ East Region Meeting
• BY: NASPO   |   Rehoboth, DE   |   May 19, 2013
• NASPO East Regional Meeting

• ASTD: American Society of Training & Development International Conference & Expo in Dallas
• BY: ASTD   |   Dallas, TX   |   May 19, 2013
• ASTD 2013 is the premier event for workplace learning and development professionals, with more than 9,000 attendees from over 80 countries. Join us May 19 – 22, in Dallas, Texas to share insights and best practices with colleagues, network with the smartest people in the profession, and learn from world-renowned thought leaders. You won’t just be keeping up with the latest trends; you’ll be staying in front of them.

• NCPERS: National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems’ Annual Conference
• BY: NCPERS   |   Honolulu, HI   |   May 19, 2013
• When it comes to education, no other conference compares to the NCPERS Annual Conference. That's why more than 1,000 trustees, administrators, state and local officials, investment, financial and union officers, pension staff and regulators attend each year. Attendees benefit from the comprehensive educational programming, dynamic speakers, and networking opportunities with money managers, investment service providers and public fund colleagues from across the nation. In the current partisan political climate -- with public sector pensions the whipping-boy for state budget ills across the country -- it is more important than ever for pension trustees to speak with one voice in support of (a) their funds' performance, and (b) the importance of their funds as a model for the solution of the nation's worsening long-term retirement security problem. Attending the 2013 Annual Conference will help make your messages effective and consistent.

• Which States Added the Most Jobs This Year?
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   May 17, 2013
• View data showing changes in total employment for each state so far this year.