• Not Yet a State, Puerto Rico Practices Good Governance
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   January 2012
• Puerto Rico, which will vote on whether to become a state this summer, has reduced its spending by 20 percent in just two years with the help of public-private partnerships.
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• A Call to Solve the National Obesity Problem
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   December 2011
• Less than twenty years ago, no states had an obesity rate higher than 20 percent. Today, no state has a rate lower than that.

• Full-Service Government Comes to an End
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   November 2011
• Whether we like it or not, it’s time to expect less -- lots less -- from government.

• Taking the Speed Out of High Speed Rail
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   October 2011
• Some studies say that sticking with faster (rather than the fastest) rail would allow the Northwest to transport more riders for half the cost.
• 10 Comments

• The Nasty, Ineffective World of Politics
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   September 2011
• Politically-involved high school students could teach legislators a thing or two about compromise.

• Even the Sun Needs an Advocate
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   August 2011
• The success of New York City’s solar efforts wouldn’t have been possible without its on-the-ground ombudsmen.

• A Fundamentally Different-Looking Government
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   July 2011
• In Oregon, hard legislative choices reflect national structural changes under way.

• A Real Tea Party Moment?
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   June 2011
• State and local governments want to dump a costly tax provision that would bring more costs at a most inopportune time.

• Reinventing the Food Stamp Program
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   May 2011
• Free-market economists argue that replacing welfare programs with direct cash grants to the poor would require a smaller bureaucracy and be more beneficial to those in need.
• 5 Comments

• Can Texas Find a Future for a Third of its Workforce?
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   April 2011
• Almost a third of the state's workforce is neither a knowledge worker or a service worker. How will the state train and create jobs for this sect of the workforce?

• Why Hasn't Voting by Mail Spread?
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   March 2011
• Voting by mail is popular in the states that allow it. But some states are hesitant to make such a switch.
• 4 Comments

• Keeping Track of What's Important
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   February 2011
• A list of priorities and issues helps public officials remember what really matters in tough fiscal times.
• 1 Comments

• New York City's Ailment-Curing Prescription
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   January 2011
• America’s largest city shares lessons in urban renewal.

• Maintaining Productivity During the Holidays
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   December 2010
• State and local officials are thinking pragmatically this holiday season.

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