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• The Qualities an Auditor Really Needs
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   August 23, 2012
• Being a CPA isn’t necessarily one of them. Independence, courage and leadership are more important.
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• When the Public’s Money Disappears
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   August 20, 2012
• A team from the SEC has a message for public treasurers: If something "seems weird," give us a call.
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• Can a Very Determined Mayor Save Gary, Indiana?
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   August 16, 2012
• The declining industrial city has tried all the usual economic-development approaches. Mayor Freeman-Wilson has other ideas.
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• Why the State Budget Crisis is Real
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   August 13, 2012
• According to two new reports, states’ fiscal situation is either (a) looking better or (b) looking worse. Pay attention to (b).
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• Why Ethics Training is a Waste
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   August 9, 2012
• It won’t stop the worst abuses. Making everybody in government sit through it is like fishing for minnows, but it’s the sharks that are the problem.
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• Government and the Making of Our Markets
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   August 6, 2012
• A new book argues that markets are political creations -- not natural occurrences -- that we can shape to increase prosperity.
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• Regular Folks and the People in Charge
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   August 2, 2012
• The mainstream public and the political class have very different ideas about what government should do. It’s a gap that is broadening and deepening.
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• Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   July 30, 2012
• To err is human. Public officials shouldn’t be reluctant to admit mistakes and to apologize for them.
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• Our Deadly Health-Care Disconnect
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   July 26, 2012
• Despite the billions we spend on programs like Medicaid, some desperately ill patients fall through the cracks.
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• The Secrets of Sioux Falls’ Success
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   July 16, 2012
• While other cities flounder in fiscal distress, the South Dakota city thrives. Its long-term commitment to prudence keeps paying off.
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