GOVERNING: State government news on politics, management & financ en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Mon, 20 May 13:21:47 PDT New Jersey May Pay Students' Loan Debt to Live in Poor Cities http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-new-jersey-looks-to-college-students-for-urban-revitalization.html Fri, 17 May 12:0:00 PDT Lawmakers in New Jersey have proposed paying part of college graduates' student loans if they agree to live in cities in need of revitalization. Ohio to Join 2 Other States with Arsonist Registry http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-ohio-looks-to-create-arsonist-registry.html Fri, 26 Apr 12:0:00 PDT Looking to reduce the economic and human cost of arson, the state is creating an arsonist registry to make catching repeat offenders easier. South Dakota Pays Lawyers to Practice in Rural Areas http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-south-dakota-subsidizes-lawyers.html Fri, 12 Apr 12:0:00 PDT To help rural America's drought of lawyers, South Dakota has passed the nation's first law to pay them to live and work in rural areas. Canadian City Seeks to Sell Its Trash Expertise http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-edmonton-looks-to-sell-waste-management-expertise.html Wed, 3 Apr 9:30:00 PDT The Canadian city of Edmonton has created a for-profit agency to sell its expertise in waste management to other cities around the world. Libraries Start Lending Unusual Items http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-public-libraries-lend-unusual-items.html Thu, 21 Mar 12:0:00 PDT Seeking to adapt to the changing demands of the digital age, some public libraries are beginning to loan out more than just books and movies. NYC is 1st to Use Volunteer Techies to Improve Disaster Response http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-nyc-makes-use-volunteer-technologists.html Thu, 14 Mar 12:0:00 PDT New York City has created the country's first municipal program that uses volunteer tech experts, including Facebook employees, to improve its emergency response. Fingerprinting Helps Homeless Shelters Provide Faster Service http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-nj-county-uses-biometrics-aid-homeless.html Wed, 6 Mar 12:0:00 PST New Jersey is expanding a local program that helps human services agencies get a more accurate picture of where and when aid is most needed. Using GPS to Track Drug Thefts http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-using-gps-to-track-drug-thefts.html Fri, 15 Feb 12:0:00 PST The NYPD will soon begin using 'bait bottles' of fake pain-killers equipped with invisible GPS devices to combat a rise in pharmacy robberies. Public Fitness Parks Aid Income-Health Inequality http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-cities-embrace-public-fitness-parks.html Thu, 17 Jan 12:0:00 PST A nonprofit is helping cities across the country fund free outdoor gyms in public parks to help combat the nation's obesity epidemic. Space Satellite Connects Rural Health Clinics to Broadband http://www.governing.com/idea-center/gov-space-satellite-connects-rural-health-clinics-to-broadband.html Tue, 15 Jan 9:0:00 PST To connect mobile health units in the hills of rural New England with broadband access, policymakers are looking up -- all the way to space.