• Arizona Pays Employees for Money-Saving Suggestions
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 25, 2012
• Public workers can submit their cost-cutting ideas to the state and receive 10 percent of the savings, if implemented.
• 1 Comments

• Connecticut Pilots Using Recycled Shingles to Pave Roads
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 21, 2012
• Using residential roof shingles will save money and the environment simultaneously.

• Vermont Implements Universal Recycling
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 18, 2012
• A new law bans the disposal of any recyclable or compostable materials into landfills.

• North Dakota to Fund Child Care For Economic Development
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 14, 2012
• The state will begin a pilot program aimed at providing more child care in it's booming western oil region.
• 1 Comments

• Oregon Recycles Street and Highway Signs to Save Environment
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 11, 2012
• Successful pilot project uses high-pressure water jets to strip signs for reuse

• Maine Prepares to Launch First Statewide Electronic Image Network
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 7, 2012
• New medical image archive will reduce costs and make health care more efficient

• Colorado Army Base Moves Towards Energy Independence
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 4, 2012
• Several technologies aim to save $24 million a year and make Fort Carson net-zero by 2020.

• Virginia Implements “Troops to Trucks” to Employ Veterans
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 31, 2012
• Program will prepare military personnel for commercial driving jobs in the private sector

• Ohio Schools Pilot Online Student Testing
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 29, 2012
• Several districts try out online assessment program which will be implemented statewide in Fall 2014.

• Rain Barrels Will Ease Burden on Buffalo's Sewer System
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 25, 2012
• Pilot program in residential neighborhoods will provide savings to residents
• 3 Comments

• Laser Light Shows Could Replace Fireworks
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 21, 2012
• Pilot program in California will pay cities to make the switch for holiday celebrations
• 3 Comments

• New York to Require Pro Bono Work for New Lawyers
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 17, 2012
• New York will become the first state to make pro bono work mandatory for admittance to the state bar.
• 2 Comments

• Colorado Program Connects Inventors to Patent Attorneys
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 14, 2012
• A new plan will target low-income inventors, allowing them greater opportunities and protection

• Pennsylvania Community Colleges First to Adopt New Metrics
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 10, 2012
• New standards will increase transparency and college performance.

• Ohio Pilots Program to Train Volunteer Firefighters Faster
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   May 7, 2012
• An intensive course over two weekends aims to provide townships and cities statewide with better protection.

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• Odd License Requirements, How Oklahoma City Lost 1M Pounds, and New Government Jargon
• Public-sector management news you should know.
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• Creating the Courts Americans Want
• The public is dissatisfied with our courts. What the judicial system needs is a culture of performance-based innovation.
• BY: Babak Armajani,Kevin Burke | May 22, 2013