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How Not to Protect Kids from Sexual Assault
Posted By:
Mark Funkhouser
| March 5, 2012
Only a few states have complied with a federal law requiring sex-offender registration and notification. The rest have good reasons for holding out.
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Getting the Fiscal Fundamentals Wrong
Posted By:
Mark Funkhouser
| February 29, 2012
Stockton’s fiscal meltdown isn't the result of a dumb idea or corruption. That's why it’s particularly scary.
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1 Comments
The Postal Ties That Bind
Posted By:
Mark Funkhouser
| December 19, 2011
The Governing Insitute's director explains that in thousands of small towns and cities across the country, the local post office is seen as the heart and soul of the community.
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Economic Development
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Media and Communications
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Transportation & Infrastructure
6 Comments
Advice For New City Mayors
Posted By:
Mark Funkhouser
| December 12, 2011
New mayors stepped up to the rigors of campaigning and succeeded in getting themselves elected. Now, they begin the hard part.
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Management
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Media and Communications
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Politics
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Public Officials
3 Comments
Finding Our Way Out of a Nobel-Caliber Economic Mess
Posted By:
Mark Funkhouser
| October 11, 2011
"Regular people" still struggle even as economists interpret their behavior for policymakers.
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1 Comments
The Other 20 Words That Make a Great Promise Real
Posted By:
Mark Funkhouser
| August 31, 2011
Reflections on a lesser-known part of the Declaration of Independence remind us that good government is needed to secure our unalienable rights.
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