Donald F. Kettl
E-mail: kettl@umd.edu
Potomac Chronicle
- Do They Know Darfur?
- Governors running for president will have some uncomfortable moments in the year ahead.
- SCHIP and Beyond
- The children's health program is a model for what broader health care initiatives ought to look like.
- Senator Warner's Posse
- A new federal law gives the military a domestic function it hasn't had before.
- Minimum Impact
- A $7.25 minimum wage means a lot politically. It just doesn't mean much economically.
- Mission Improbable
- By the time you read this, the bipartisan fling may be over.
- Extended Contract
- The hot conservative issues of the 1990s are migrating to state ballots.
- Fiscal Candor
- A new report tells governments something they need to know--but would rather not hear.
- Bordering on Disaster
- A national immigration policy requires a level of collaboration that none of the major players is willing to risk.
- Tax-Break Tango
- The fight over public subsidies to corporations is nearing a crucial decision in the U.S. Supreme Court.
- It's Broke--Fix It
- The problem in New Orleans isn't FEMA but federalism.
- Fight Against Fat
- State and local governments are discovering new weapons in the battle to keep citizens in shape.
- Whose Guard Is It, Anyway?
- The part-time soldiers fighting for the Pentagon overseas have work to do at home.
- Vintage Conservatism
- The U.S. Supreme Court is about to turn right. Will that help states? Not necessarily.
- Licensing Trouble
- Under a new federal law, state DMVs will be forced into the role of immigration police.
- Border Wars
- Immigration used to be considered strictly a federal issue. But it's heating up in legislatures all over the country.
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Events & Webinars
- High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
- June 20, 2013
- Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.
- Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
- June 27, 2013
- The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.
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