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• April 2013 | Table of Contents
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• Should Local Government Be Run Like Silicon Valley?
• Flood-Prone Cities Undertake Disaster Planning on Their Own
• Pension Reform Success Stories
• Is Mesa Mayor Scott Smith Arizona’s Next Governor?
• How Smaller Cities Hold onto Major Employers and Grow
• Tea Party Running the Show in Georgia County
• The Story Behind the Biggest Mistake in Obamacare
• Universities Test 'Tuition Guarantees' to Reduce Debt
• Gender-Neutral Language Written into State Laws
• Our Ebbing Urge to Incarcerate
• Manufacturing in 3-D
• GOP Governors Ask ‘What Would Reagan Do?’
• Whatever Happened to the White House Office of Urban Affairs?
• Will Insurance Ever Cover a Cancer Test That Saves Money, Lives?
• State Regulators Want Insurers Better Prepared for Climate Change
• Should the Public or Private Sector Control Broadband?
• When Will the U.S. Build Another Subway?
• State of the State Addresses: What Are Governors' Priorities?
• The Risks of Relying on User Fees
• How to Insult Government Workers
• The Age of the Tech-Savvy Legislator
• How to Talk About Tax Expenditures

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• March 2013 | Table of Contents
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• The Power and Danger of Setting Extreme Goals
• Veterans Seek Help from States and Localities
• The 'B' Word: Is Municipal Bankruptcy's Stigma Fading?
• Management Fads That Make a Difference
• Will the Next NYC Mayor Continue Bloomberg's Urban Planning Legacy?
• To Promote Health Exchanges to the Public, States Get Creative
• Cities Rethink Gun Buyback Programs
• Some State Legislators Want to Work More, Not Less
• Report Grades Cities’ Spending Transparency Websites
• The Mayor Had Chutzpah
• The Tricky Business of Commercial Advertising in Public Places
• Federalism from the Bottom Up
• 'Zombie' Estate Taxes Appear Dead for Good
• Communities Fill Dental-Coverage Holes
• Indianapolis Aims to Have 1st All-Green Fleet
• Why States Keep Playing the Losing Tax-Incentive Game
• New Funding Model Needed for Urban Parks
• States Experience Disparity in Police Fatality Rates as Agencies Target Safety
• Why Haven’t States and Localities Capitalized on Great Management Ideas?
• A Transportation Funding Power Shift
• Online Registration Helped Increase California’s Youth Vote
• New Rules Could Clear the Path to Pension Reform

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• February 2013 | Table of Contents
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• Singapore Strives to Become 'The Smartest City'
• Vienna Offers Affordable and Luxurious Housing
• What China's Unique Urbanization Can Teach America
• Performance-Based College Funding is Coming Stateside
• Why Isn't the U.S. Better at Public-Private Partnerships?
• The $20 Eye Surgery That Could Save the World
• Iceland Writes the World's 1st Crowdsourced Constitution
• Mexico City's Recycling Incentive: More Food
• Post-Disaster New Zealand Finds Use for Vacant Spaces
• Vancouver Offers Drug Users a Safe Place to Shoot Up
• What Privacy Means to Americans vs. Europeans
• Local Pot Laws Conflict with National Policies Worldwide
• A Powerful Central Government Loosens the Reins
• Can Iran's Health-House Model Help Mississippi Reduce Disparities?
• Africa Shows the Power of Growing Trees from Seed
• U.S. Cities Consider Capping Parking Spots
• Can Bigger Government Help America's Internet Issue?
• How Do U.S. Health Costs Compare to Other Countries?
• Cities Strengthening Bonds with Their International Sisters
• The Emerging Power of China's Auditors
• Government Technology Ideas Worth Importing
• Muni Bonds' Future May Lie in Foreign Investors' Hands

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• January 2013 | Table of Contents
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• Newbies Infiltrate State Legislative Chambers
• Top 10 Legislative Issues to Watch in 2013
• Millennials in the Mayor’s Seat
• Pension Obligation Bonds: Risky Gimmick or Smart Investment?
• The Era of Divided Government is Over
• States Double Down on Incentives to Woo Companies
• Why N.Y. Lawmakers Work When No One Else Does
• Teachers Rack Up Wins Against Reform Efforts
• Is Universal Phone Service a Sleeper Issue to Watch in 2013?
• Who Pays for Superstorm Sandy?
• Municipal Leaders Fear Deficit Reduction Could Impact Bond Exemption
• In Wake of Meningitis Outbreak, Who Will Oversee Compounding Pharmacies?
• Waiting to Exhale: GPS Inhalers Identify Asthma Hotspots
• Sandy Forces Northeast to Rethink Infrastructure
• 11 Cities in Massachusetts Band Together to Solve Urban Ills
• Governments Resisting the Urge to Merge
• The Difficulties of Measuring Government Success
• Miami Taps into Organic, Local Food Movement to End Homelessness
• New Anti-Bullying Program Shows Promise in New Hampshire
• How Acting Like a Tech Entrepreneur Can Improve Government Services
• The Secret to Massachusetts’ High Credit Rating

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• December 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Are Municipal Branding Campaigns Worth the Price?
• Global Warming Puts the Heat on State Climatologists
• The Turf War over Wall Street
• Medicaid Expansion & States: Will They or Won’t They?
• The Rise (and Fall) of Drones
• Virginia's School for Deaf and Blind Gets a $71 Million Makeover
• Rural Areas Lose More Legislative Representation
• Milwaukee Police Website Turns Up the Cool Factor
• What Did the Stimulus Do for States?
• When Will Governments Hire Again?
• Santa Claus and a Civics Lesson
• The Top 5 State-Local Issues Facing the Feds
• FTA Gets New Safety Oversight Over Transit Agencies
• Georgia Counties Extend Health Insurance to Pets
• Chicago’s Battle of the Roofs: Green vs. White
• Seoul's Transit System Serves as a Model for America
• The Great Convention Center Bailout
• Ambitious Anti-Teen Pregnancy Program Seeing Success in Milwaukee
• The Problem with Preferential Bids for Women, Minorities
• Seattle Police Use Neighborhood Twitter Accounts
• Michigan Rewards Colleges for Keeping Tuition Affordable
• Innovation In-Demand as Economy Makes a Comeback
• The Fiscal Future That Won’t Happen

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• November 2012 | Table of Contents
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• The U.S. as an Energy Exporter?
• Senior Cohousing May be the Next Real-Estate Trend
• Tax-Exempt Properties Rise as Cities Cope with Shrinking Tax Bases
• When Governors Don’t Play Nice
• One of the Most Segregated U.S. Cities Opens the Race Conversation
• In Vote-Counting, Human Errors Still Creep In
• Georgia Attracts Unlikely Students to Government Jobs
• It's Time for States, Localities to Think Boldly
• Should Gay Marriage Be Decided by States?
• Prescription Drug Abuse Fight May Get Easier
• Microgrid Technology Faces Its 1st Big Test
• Do Millennials Want to Call Your City ‘Home’?
• Casino Developers Court Cities
• W.Va. County Builds Teacher Villages to Save Schools
• Public vs. Private Employees: Who Wins in a Bidding War?
• D.C. Police Fight Crime with Design
• Building Profiling for First Responders
• Smarter Traffic Signals Could Make Commuting Easier
• Can California Fix Its Budget Problems?

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• October 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Can You Separate Federal Issues from State Elections?
• Milwaukee Police Give 911 a Facelift
• What Will Government Look Like in 2037?
• Cyberattack Could Leave States in the Dark
• Felons' Voting Rights Could Impact 2012 Election
• Public Workers Bid for Their Jobs
• Sports Leagues Sue New Jersey over Betting
• Ranking the Nation’s Worst Friday Afternoon Commutes
• Social Impact Bonds: Finding Funding for an Ounce of Prevention
• Electric Vehicles’ Role in Meeting New Efficiency Rules
• Global Libor Scandal Cost States and Localities Millions
• Alaska Sues Feds Over Voting Rights Act
• As Health Exchange Deadline Looms, States Race Against the Clock
• Can Credit-Exchange Programs Clean Up Lakes?
• How Private Services Became Public
• DIY Urbanism Makes Creative Use of Public Spaces
• Parents Owing Child Support Avoid Jail (Not For Free)
• What Killed Alabama’s Performance Measurement Plan?
• Washington State Offers Voter Registration on Facebook
• Kansas Pays Schools to Boost Skilled Labor
• What Makes the Best Government Website?
• Cities, Counties and the Urge to Merge

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• September 2012 | Table of Contents
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• What Makes the Boomers the Boomers?
• How Will Boomers Reshape U.S. Cities?
• Transportation Agencies Turn to Mobility Management
• Playgrounds for Seniors Popping Up in U.S.
• Baby Boomers’ Impact on Elections
• Immigrant-Friendly Cities Want What Arizona Doesn’t
• Are Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports Useless?
• Did Wisconsin End the Recall Wave?
• Cloud Computing Taxes Up in the Air in States
• Paul Ryan VP Nomination Ignites Medicaid Questions
• New York Apartments Go Micro
• Transportation Plan? Atlanta Voters Say No Thanks
• Rethinking the Parking Lot
• Washington, D.C.’s Other 1-Percent Problem
• New Clean Water Regulations Leave Localities Skeptical
• Michigan Fights Obesity with a 4x4
• San Francisco Tests a Streetlight That Thinks for Itself
• University Business Parks Model North Carolina State’s Centennial Campus
• Tree Population Falling in Cities
• Treating Drug Abuse to Reunite Families
• Sick Leave Causes Headaches for Governments
• Georgia to Deploy Robots to Repair Highways
• Arizona Pays Employees for Money-Saving Suggestions
• Cyber Security Act’s Failure Leaves Infrastructure Vulnerable
• What We Need Our Auditors to Do

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• August 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Medical Marijuana: Do States Know How to Regulate It?
• Counties: An Outdated Concept or the Future?
• Hybrid Pension Plans Attracting More States, Cities
• 4 Health and Human Services Officials Worth Watching
• Bus Rapid Transit Gaining Traction Despite Concerns
• Saltville, Virginia: A Company Town Without a Company
• New State Laws Grant Immunity for 911 Overdose Calls
• New Life For D.C.'s Tunnels?
• Survey Shows "Agenda 21" Crowd is Slim
• Social Media and Public Finance: The Odd Couple
• Whooping Cough’s Comeback Raises Questions
• Can 'Connected Vehicles' Prevent Car Crashes?
• How Food Stamps Reduced Louisiana's Uninsured Children’s Rate
• Colleges Beef Up Sustainability Degree Programs
• Bikers, Walkers Need Cities to Protect Them
• As Newspapers Shrink, Public Officials Worry
• High School Majors Help Some States Cut Dropout Rate
• Gainsharing Falls Victim to Tight Times
• New York to Require Pro Bono Work for New Lawyers
• North Dakota to Fund Child Care For Economic Development
• IT Lessons from Roseville’s “Footloose” Moment
• The Very Public Private-Sector Retirement Problem

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• July 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Panama Canal Expansion Has U.S. Ports Rushing
• Cathy Lanier Changes Policing in D.C. and Maybe Nation
• Legislating Social Media in the States
• David Walker’s Plan to Fix America
• Southern States Have Become Job-Training Leaders
• Disclosing Public Employee Pay Troubles Some Officials
• Social Issues Overshadow Tennessee Legislative Session
• Los Angeles Transit Needs Taxpayers' Money to Rebuild
• Does Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Save Money?
• More Trees Equals Less Crime
• Chatype: The Nation’s First Municipal Font
• North Carolina Politics Get in the Way of Governing
• The Politics of Rising Tuition Costs
• House GOP: Who Needs Data, Anyway?
• Medical Tourism Saves Government Money
• What Birds Indicate About Home Values
• Rick Snyder Takes a Venture Capitalist’s Approach to Governing Michigan
• Chicago Brings Participatory Budgeting to the U.S.
• Reducing Pet Populations in Pittsburgh
• The Public’s Problem with Performance Measurements
• Colorado Program Connects Inventors to Patent Attorneys
• NYC to Pilot Multifunction Phone Booths
• Lessons from Utah's Massive Data Breach
• "Say on Pay" for Public Pension Funds

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• June 2012 | Table of Contents
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• The New Black South
• Public Universities Reach a Tipping Point
• Can Universal Health Care Work Without a Mandate?
• Walmart Makes Its Urban Debut
• Parklets: The Next Big Tiny Idea in Urban Planning
• New Indiana Law Gives Residents Right to Resist Police
• Debit Cards Replace Paper Tax Refunds in Some States
• Judge Tosses Controversial Florida Election Law
• California’s Gavin Newsom Gets His Own TV Show
• Texas School District Pays $20M for iPads
• Legislative Organization Brings Political Parties Together
• States Have 20th-Century Revenue Systems
• Another REAL ID Deadline Bites the Dust
• On-Site Health Centers Save Local Governments Money
• The Price of Greening Stormwater
• America Must Invest in Bigger and Better Infrastructure Projects
• With Americans Driving Less, What Will Happen to the Parking Lot?
• Governments Discover Need for Mental Health First Aid
• Performance Measurement Improves the Quality of Health Care
• Illinois Helps Fund New Chicago Tech Center for Startups
• Michigan Businesses to Sell Exports on Chinese E-Commerce Site
• Michigan Shows What Can Be Achieved if CIOs and Budget Directors Get Along
• Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Doublespeak
• How Philly’s Streets Commissioner Saves the Green

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• May 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Read about the re-education of "Dr. No," Michigan municipalities' unwelcome savior, the corporate candidate, why some cities are cutting ties with utilities, a public housing program's legacy, and more.
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• Kitzhaber: Three-Time Governor Turning Oregon’s Tide
• Emergency Financial Managers: Michigan's Unwelcome Savior
• Citizens United’s Corporate Candidate
• 'Green' Municipalities Cut Ties with Utilities
• Revisiting the Hope VI Public Housing Program’s Legacy
• Caucus System Cracks Revealed During 2012 GOP Primary Season
• Governors Have 'The Best Job in Politics'
• Stockton, California’s Bankruptcy Makes 'Normal' Cities Nervous
• 50-State Legislation Now Searchable by Smartphone
• San Francisco Parking Program Eases Congestion
• Mayor Brenda Lawrence Walks a Mile in Their Shoes
• The Affordable Care Act: A Case Study for Cooperative Federalism?
• Financing Water Infrastructure Like Transportation
• Mental-Health Medications May Become Limited in Utah
• Cities Get Green Certifications for More Than Just Buildings
• Silicon Valley Considers Personal Rapid Transit System
• City Hall Buildings Fall Victim to Local Budgets
• Food-Safety Audits Keep Leafy Greens Clean
• Government Performance Auditors at Risk of Becoming Endangered
• Cities Share Data, Software Applications
• Stockton, California’s Debt Problems May Set Precedent
• Alex Morse: 23-Year-Old Mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts Tackles Job Creation

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• April 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Are Cities' Pledges to End Homelessness Working?
• The 5 Biggest U.S. Infrastructure Projects, Plus 5 at Risk
• State Broadband Initiatives Accelerate to Bridge Digital Divide
• State Broadband Projects and Initiatives
• Results-Only Work Environment Goes Public Sector
• Cities of the Future May Soon Look Like Those of the Past
• Wisconsin Recall Elections Draw Lots of Attention -- and Cash
• GIS Mapping Helps Frogtown, Minnesota Track Neighborhood Data
• Grease Disposal Laws Target Thieves
• Tuition? UC Riverside Students Say Bill Me Later
• Prison Counts Decline As States Enact Reforms
• Sunday Alcohol Sales Making a Comeback
• Ex-Police Chief William Bratton Discusses Government Collaboration in New Book
• Recession Recovery: Local Governments Must Guide the Way
• Insourcing Jobs Can Only Happen with States’ Help
• Can America Fix Its Infrastructure by Ending Its Wars?
• If Anti-Smoking Programs Save Millions, Why Are States Cutting Them?
• Cities Tout Municipal Tap Water as Better Than Bottled
• Encouraging Biking, Walking in Large U.S. Metro Areas
• Railroad Park Unites Birmingham, Alabama
• Meth Lab Cleanup Program Contains Costs for Tenn.
• Government Fleets’ Costs Driven Down with Technology Tools
• Maryland Considering Incentives for Work in ‘Health Enterprise Zones’
• Transferring 911 Mental-Health Calls Could Reduce Harm
• Colorado Government Takes a Play from ‘Moneyball’
• OPEB Made Easier
• Occupy Salt Lake City Ends Peacefully

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• March 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Portland Struggles to Remain a Leader in Public Transit
• Kris Kobach Tackles Illegal Immigration
• Struggling Cities Strike Deals to Solve Fiscal Problems
• Can Education Data Build the Perfect Teacher?
• New Orleans' Latino Population Boom
• Meet Occupy Wall Street's Favorite Banker
• Subway Riders Sue New York City to Prevent Another Crisis
• The Eerie Interior of Miami Marine Stadium
• Maryland’s Local Leaders Criticize Growth Plan
• Occupy Wall Street: What Does Its Future Hold?
• Despite Corruption Concerns, D.C. Improves Services
• CDBG Cuts Even Greater Than Expected in Some Places
• Aging Inmates Squeeze Health-Care Budgets
• States Ease Farmers Markets Food-Safety Regulations
• Redevelopment Financing Gets an Overhaul in California
• Better Zoning through Breaking Old Codes
• Electronic Warrants Raise Hawaii’s Revenue
• Is Government Consolidation Always Good?
• Technology Is Not a Cure-All Solution to Education’s Problems
• State Tax Codes in Need of Repair
• David Bragdon: New York City’s Sustainability Man

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• February 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Did the Stimulus Do Anything for Transparency?
• The Future of Federal Spending
• Denver Health Becomes Profitable After Using Toyota as a Template
• How Game Theory is Reinventing Crime Fighting
• Old Architecture Buildings Pit Preservation vs. Progress
• Water Shortage Tests El Paso's Conservation Efforts
• Restored Streetcars Now Desirable
• Conservatives Question the War on Drugs
• Downtown Revitalization During a Recovery: Great Idea or Huge Mistake?
• Elected as a Democrat, Now Governing the City Like a Republican
• Promoting Road Safety in New York City via Haiku and Pop Art
• TED Prize Winner: City 2.0
• Government Cloud Computing May Sustain Public Records
• The Plastic Bag Ban: A Battle of Socio-Economic Policy
• What the End of the Sustainable Communities Grants Means For Planning
• Are Consumer-Driven Health Plans Really Saving Money?
• Curbside Composting Added to a Major City: Is It Yours?
• Why Does Our Infrastructure Resemble a Third-World Country’s?
• Springfield, Mass., Wants to Become a Resurgent City
• School-Based Health Centers Reap Benefits
• 'Constraints Management' Breaks Down Barriers to Efficiency
• Cities Give Google Cloud-Based Email Mixed Reviews
• GASB's New Hornet's Nest: 'Economic Condition' Reporting
• L.A. Councilman Curbs the ‘Mansionization’ of Studio City

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• January 2012 | Table of Contents
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• Legislative Issues to Watch in 2012
• 12 State Legislators to Watch in 2012
• How Language Fits Into the Immigration Issue
• The Boss of Boston: Mayor Thomas Menino
• More State Workers Face Personnel Cuts
• In Kansas, It’s GOP vs. GOP
• States Legislate in Response to News Headlines
• Not Yet a State, Puerto Rico Practices Good Governance
• What Brand of Federalism Is Next?
• States and Localities Seek Voice in Federal Grants Overhaul
• Why Are Dentists Opposing Expanded Dental Care?
• Utah Envisions a Sustainable Future
• Cities Push the Business ‘Start-up’ Envelope
• Blame Phone Apps for Graffiti’s Reemergence
• Putting Seniors to Work in Aiken, S.C.
• Fighting Government Fraud
• Cities Extract Energy from Everyday Activities
• 2011: The Bad Year That Wasn’t
• Defending the Right to Vote in Denver

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• December 2011 | Table of Contents
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• Red States, Green Jobs
• ALEC Enjoys A New Wave of Influence and Criticism
• Governments Experiment With Risk-Free Financing
• When Teams Leave, What Do You Do With the Stadium?
• Cybercrime Hits Small Towns
• Taxing the Rich Isn’t Always a Moneymaker
• St. Louis Wants to Control Its Own Police Force Again
• America’s Least Active City Sits Down to Celebrate
• California’s Money-Saving MVP
• Governments Abandon Fingerprinting for Food Stamps
• New Documentary 'Urbanized' Explores Design of the City
• 2012 Presidential Candidates Challenge Mandates
• Cross-Border Insurance Revisited
• Greening the Corporate Bottom Line
• A Lesson for Passenger Rail, From Roads
• The Trouble with Pedestrian Malls
• Training for Free
• In Government We Don’t Trust
• Farm of the Future: Aquaponics?
• Slaying the OPEB Dragon
• Gabe Klein Pursues a Pedestrian-Friendly Message in Chicago

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• November 2011 | Table of Contents
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• Who’s Winning the Amazon Tax Battles?
• Can Redistricting Ever Be Fair?
• New Jersey Comes to Atlantic City’s Rescue
• States Cut Welfare Benefits -- Again
• New Headaches for ‘No Child Left Behind’
• South Carolina Says It's a 'Great Day'
• What Can Cities Learn from Wasps?
• Full-Service Government Comes to an End
• Austin Goes 100 Percent Renewable
• Housing Policy Deserves a Demotion
• More States Employ Wellness Insurance Programs
• Ohio EPA Will Leave National Group, State Director Says
• Should Government Spend or Invest Money?
• Pensions Threaten to Sink Cities
• Ohio County Demolishes Homes to Remove Blight
• Performance Auditors Lose Influence in Tight Times
• Governments Testing Use of Personal Devices for Work
• State, Local Finances in a Global Economy
• The Man Behind U.S. Transportation’s Future

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• October 2011 | Table of Contents
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• Billionaires in the Classroom
• Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: More Influential Than Ever
• Georgia Overhauls Its Mental Health System
• The Indiana Toll Road: A Model for Privatization?
• Linear Parks Are Reshaping Urban Landscapes
• Your Day in Court? Get in Line.
• South Carolina's Ethics Problem
• Should Governments Start Borrowing Again?
• Taking the Speed Out of High Speed Rail
• 2011 May Mark the End of Federal Aid
• Would-Be Laws Threaten State and Local Revenue
• Freeing up Space (and Money) in the Emergency Room
• States May Lose Ability to Predict, Prepare for Bad Weather
• Can Light Rail Unite Two Va. Cities?
• Quincy, Mass., Rebuilds from Scratch
• Students' Green Solutions Save Governments Money
• Do States Really Balance Their Budgets?
• Attacking the Connectivity Gap
• New Pension Accounting Rules Roll Out
• Fighting for Union Equality in Wisconsin

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• September 2011 | Table of Contents
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• What Experts Think of Five Medicaid-Savings Strategies
• The Price of Medical Illiteracy
• Curiosity's Mars Landing Highlights State Space Race
• The Logging Industry and Conservationists Partner to Restore Forests
• Were Connecticut Workers Duped?
• Critics Try to Knock Down Eisenhower Memorial Before It Goes Up
• Counties Sue Fannie and Freddie for Back Taxes
• The Nasty, Ineffective World of Politics
• Severe Budget Cuts Ahead
• Municipalities Challenge Census Numbers
• State Health IT Coordinators Brace for Health-Care Reform
• Mini Nukes Could Help Meet Electricity Demands
• Jobs Aren’t Enough
• Houston’s Green Revolution
• How A County Reduces Homeless and Jail Populations
• Small Energy-Efficiency Investments Add Up
• Overcoming the Fear of Facebook
• States and Localities Can’t Afford Big Government Projects
• Florida’s Unlikely Emergency Management Director

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