• Waste Carts Know If You're Not Recycling
• BY: Andy Kim   |   August 26, 2010
• Trash and recycling carts, embedded with radio frequency ID chips, will keep track of how often residents put their recycling cart out for collection.
• 1 Comments

• Shrink Stomachs to Shrink Budgets?
• BY: Andy Kim   |   August 23, 2010
• In hopes of achieving long-term savings on obesity-related health-care costs, South Carolina is going to spend $2.4 million on bariatric surgeries for state workers.
• 3 Comments

• For a Healthy Student Body
• BY: Adrianna Braden   |   August 19, 2010
• Chicago Public Schools are stepping up to the HealthierUS School Challenge to confront the childhood obesity epidemic.

• Test-Driving Jobs
• BY: Andy Kim   |   August 16, 2010
• A program in New Hampshire allows employers and unemployed workers to test their compatibility with each other before committing to an official job.
• 2 Comments

• Enrolling Childless Adults in Medicaid
• BY: Tina Trenkner   |   August 12, 2010
• A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation can help states prepare to enroll and care for childless adults that will be eligible for Medicaid in 2014.

• School’s Back for Summer
• BY: Andy Kim   |   August 9, 2010
• A number of Chicago public schools are adopting an alternative school-year calendar that shortens students' summer breaks.

• Saying 'No' to Panhandlers
• BY: Adrianna Braden   |   August 5, 2010
• Boise is the latest city to educate residents about homelessness and encourage them to donate to local charities instead of panhandlers.
• 1 Comments

• Keeping Roads Clear of Deer
• BY: Andy Kim   |   August 2, 2010
• Utah's Department of Transportation is implementing a program that uses dual-sensory deterrents to keep deer from wandering onto roads while cars are driving by.
• 1 Comments

• Wikis Open Water Discussions
• BY: Adrianna Braden   |   July 29, 2010
• A UNC professor set up an online space where experts and officials can share and expand their water policy knowledge.

• Planting Noise-Dampening Walls
• BY: Andy Kim   |   July 26, 2010
• As a possible alternative to traditional concrete sound barriers on highways, Ohio will test out the effectiveness of 12-foot-high "green" walls.

• A Quieter Commute
• BY: Adrianna Braden   |   July 22, 2010
• New Jersey Transit is implementing a program that offers a more serene environment for those who enjoy a quiet commute.
• 1 Comments

• Dumpster Diving
• BY: Andy Kim   |   July 19, 2010
• This summer, people in the Big Apple will be diving into Dumpsters – not to rummage through trash, but to escape the summer heat.

• Sentenced to Shakespeare
• BY: Adrianna Braden   |   July 15, 2010
• In Berkshire, Mass., juvenile delinquents study Shakespearean texts and stage plays instead of traditional sentences.
• 1 Comments

• Late-Night Deliveries Bring Savings
• BY: Andy Kim   |   July 12, 2010
• To save money and time, the Big Apple is encouraging delivery companies and businesses to shift their freight deliveries to off-peak hours.

• Using Cash to Not Use Cash
• BY: Andy Kim   |   July 8, 2010
• In hopes of eliminating cash payments at toll stations, Florida is letting drivers add funds to prepaid electronic toll-collection accounts with cash. That way, everyone can cruise on through.

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• Odd License Requirements, How Oklahoma City Lost 1M Pounds, and New Government Jargon
• Public-sector management news you should know.
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene | May 23, 2013

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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