• New Anti-Bullying Program Shows Promise in New Hampshire
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   New Hampshire   |   August 20, 2012
• Nine-week program that teaches good morals, ethics and behaviors has resulted in increased reporting of incidents.

• 1st Interstate Water Quality Trading Program to Begin
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Nation   |   August 16, 2012
• Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky will allow businesses to buy water quality credits from farmers across state lines to help them meet environmental standards.

• Knoxville Tests New Options for Mentally Ill Persons
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   August 14, 2012
• A new state law allows for court-ordered outpatient therapy for people with severe mental illness and it will be tested at a facility in Knoxville.

• Kansas Pays Schools to Boost Skilled Labor
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Kansas   |   August 6, 2012
• The state is going to pay school districts $1,000 for every student that graduates with credentials in high-need jobs.
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• Washington Offers Voter Registration on Facebook
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Washington state   |   August 2, 2012
• Partnering with the social media site and Microsoft, the state has created an application that it hopes will boost voter registration.

• Vermonters Tweet for Tourism
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Vermont   |   July 30, 2012
• The state tourism agency is giving residents access to its Twitter account so they can tweet about what makes Vermont special.

• Live Video Chat Comes to California Police Department
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Redwood City, Calif.   |   July 26, 2012
• The Redwood City police department is likely the first law enforcement agency in the nation to offer the service to citizens in non-emergency situations.
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• Pennsylvania Develops Program for Financially Distressed School Districts
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Pennsylvania   |   July 23, 2012
• A new bill in the state sets up a recovery program that comes complete with an early-warning system to prevent future financial distress.
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• Using Transit Farecard Ads to Generate Revenue
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   July 19, 2012
• New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority will sell advertising space on the front of MetroCards to make more money.

• Prescription Drug Drop Boxes Fight Abuse in Ohio
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Ohio   |   July 16, 2012
• The state aims to fight abuse of legal drugs by installing the boxes in police precincts in more than 20 counties.

• Criminal Background Checks Speed Up in Massachusetts
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Massachusetts   |   July 12, 2012
• The state's new web-based system reduces the time it takes to run a background check on potential employees from weeks to mere minutes.
• 1 Comments

• San Diego Pilot Curbs Graffiti
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   San Diego   |   July 9, 2012
• Taking pictures of graffiti with GPS-enabled cameras and uploading them into a database has proven successful.
• 1 Comments

• Talking Urinal Cakes Help Michigan Battle Drunk Driving
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Michigan   |   July 5, 2012
• The state is using motion-activated, talking urinal cakes to raise men's awareness about drunk driving.
• 1 Comments

• Georgia to Deploy Robots to Repair Highways
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   July 2, 2012
• The new technology will improve worker safety, cut down on repair time and save money.
• 1 Comments

• Apps Challenge Aims to Improve Detroit Through Technology
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 28, 2012
• Competition will have individuals or teams design applications to tackle the city's problems.

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• A Third Way for Public Pensions: Adjustable Pension Plans
• Defined-benefit plans put all the risk on states and localities; defined-contribution plans put it all on employees. Now there's a new approach to risk sharing.
• BY: Penelope Lemov | May 16, 2013

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• Bike Lane Battles Heat Up
• Cities like San Francisco and Chicago are running into resistance from drivers as they try to meet demand for more bike lanes.
• BY: Tod Newcombe | May 15, 2013