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• Why We Shouldn’t Fear a Shrinking Labor Force
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   May 14, 2012
• It’s good for our communities when toiling for a paycheck isn’t the only thing people do.
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• Public Service in an Age of Corrosive Cynicism
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   May 10, 2012
• As disdain for government grows, it’s more important than ever to recognize those who do outstanding work.
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• Counties and the Revenue Crisis that Won’t Go Away
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   May 7, 2012
• Saddled with antiquated revenue structures, county governments don’t have the flexibility they need to meet modern expectations for service delivery.
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• One City’s Comeback from the Fiscal Brink
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   May 3, 2012
• The Kansas community of Junction City got itself into serious financial trouble. Now, without emergency managers or threats of bankruptcy, it’s getting itself out.
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• How We’re Losing the War on Corruption
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   April 30, 2012
• Increasingly, we’re trivializing ethics and falling short on financial accountability. The citizens deserve better.
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• Public Pay and the Cost of Transparency
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   April 26, 2012
• Many public officials don’t want their compensation posted online for all to see. That’s understandable. But making government workers’ pay public is probably inevitable, and it raises some difficult questions.
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• The Expensive Folly of Tax Incentives
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   April 23, 2012
• There is little evidence that giving away the taxpayers’ money for economic development works. Only the market can create jobs.
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• Leading from the Middle
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   April 19, 2012
• Organizational change, the mantra goes, must come from the top. Not necessarily.
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• Five Reasons for Hope and Optimism
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   April 16, 2012
• Amid all the gloom and doom, with our constant focus on what’s wrong, there are some hopeful things happening.
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• Charles Dickens’ Fiscal Lessons for Government
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   April 12, 2012
• Managing the taxpayers’ money wisely is about more than balancing the books. The daily lives of ordinary people are at stake.
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