Idea Center
- Sending Sunlight Down to an Underground Park
- A proposal to transform an inoperative New York City trolley terminal into an underground park could bring in money for the city.
- 1 Comments
- N.Y. Credits Military Experience for Jobs, Education
- The Cuomo administration strives to make military experience transfer into college credit and job certifications.
- More States Offering Low-Interest College Loans
- Some students have sought every form of financial aid possible and still can't afford college. Some states are stepping up to help.
- Cops' New Weapon for Accountability: Cameras
- More and more police officers are walking around with body cameras on their uniforms in hopes of increasing transparency and accountability.
- Oregon Is First State to Vote by iPad
- The technology helps people with disabilities cast their ballots easily and more privately.
- Massachusetts Makes Use of Leftover Crops
- The Massachusetts Gleaning Network will connect growers and volunteers in efforts to provide food in case of emergencies.
- Judges Negotiate Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
- In New York courts, which face a swarm of liability lawsuits, medically trained judges and attorneys work together to reduce the money and time spent on such cases.
- States Link Databases to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
- Drug dealers and addicts often jump borders to beat the system. Several states are trying to keep that from happening.
- More Cities Will Get 'Smarter' in 2012
- IBM will give $50 million in grants and expert advice to cities that want to solve their problems using data-based solutions.
- Finding Jobs on Facebook
- The site is for more than social networking now. It could be how someone lands their next job.
- Greening Public Housing
- Indianapolis is among a few cities in the country making public housing a sustainable way to live.
- Sacramento Offers 'Wheels to Work' for All
- People can't secure jobs without showing up to interviews. Sacramento County is making sure homeless people can.
- New Online Tool Tracks Personal Taxes
- The City of Houston has created a new tool to show taxpayers how their dollars are spent -- down to the very last cent.
- Google Helps Local Businesses Get Online
- At no cost and in under an hour, businesses in ten states can create a website with the help of a web marketing pro.
- Phoenix Metro Area Recycles Waste, Buildings to Fight Sprawl
- Waste and rundown buildings are helping the region improve its neighborhoods at an affordable rate.
Columns
- Creating the Courts Americans Want
- The public is dissatisfied with our courts. What the judicial system needs is a culture of performance-based innovation.
- 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.
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
YouTube
Flickr
© 2011 e.Republic, Inc. All Rights reserved. |