- February 2012 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about the stimulus' impact on transparency, how Toyota's management style saved health care, how game theory is reinventing crime fighting, the battle between preservation and progress, streetcars' comeback, El Paso's water conservation efforts and more.
- 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
- January 2012 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about the issues and state legislators to keep an eye on in 2011, how language fits into the immigration issue, the boss of Boston and more.
- 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
- December 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about the future of green jobs in red states, a conservative group's return to power, a new risk-free way to finance social programs, the million-dollar question in Houston, cybercrime in small-town America and more.
- 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
- November 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about GOVERNING's 2011 Public Officials of the Year, the Amazon tax battles, maintaining fairness in redistricting, New Jersey's rescue of Atlantic City and more.
- 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
- October 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about how private-sector cash is reshaping education, why the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs matters, Georgia's new home for mental health patients, the risk of privatizing roads, the latest trend in urban parks and more.
- 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
- September 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about a new way to fight terrorism, five Medicaid-savings strategies, the price of medical illiteracy, states' space race, forestry collaboration and more.
- What Experts Think of Five Medicaid-Savings Strategies
- The Price of Medical Illiteracy
- States Embark on a 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
- August 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about North Dakota's oil boom, how a small town hosts the nation's largest concert, corporations' new role in state parks, the threat to MPA programs and more.
- North Dakota's Oil Boom is a Blessing and a Curse
- State Parks Seek Corporate Donors to Stay Open
- Fighting to Save the MPA
- A Small Town Hosts the Nation's Largest Concert
- Even the Sun Needs an Advocate
- Light at the End of a Scandal
- Kansas City Businesses Want to End the ‘Economic Border War’
- Will Education Cuts Lead to More Lawsuits?
- Is a Four-Day Workweek Desirable?
- China Looks West for Performance Management
- Federal Spending May Become More Transparent
- Will Community Health Centers Survive Budget Cuts?
- Cities Encourage Green Building through Disclosure
- Intercity Bus Travel Roars Back
- Urban Areas Defy Crime Trends
- Providing Work Opportunities and Food to the Hungry
- Measuring the Efficiency of Courts
- State CIOs Fear the Future as Their Federal Counterpart Resigns
- Sharing More Pension Data with Investors
- Director of D.C. Lottery Attempts to Go Online
- July 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about public union fights, rewriting retirement, new approaches to policing, problems with cloud computing, a one-of-a-kind transit system, innovative views on urban planning, and more.
- Are the Unions Winning the Fight?
- Rewriting State Retirement Plans
- Medical Residencies Serve as a New Model for Police Training
- Cloud Computing Is No Easy Fix
- America’s One and Only Personal Rapid Transit System
- Is It Time to Retire Jane Jacobs' Vision of the City?
- A Fundamentally Different-Looking Government
- The Many Benefits of Roundabouts
- States Crack Down on Cigarette Tax Evaders
- Profiting from Radioactive Waste
- Do Superintendents Need Classroom Experience?
- Cities Must Find the Economy's Fix
- Cutting Washington's Red Tape
- A National Model for Curbing Childhood Obesity
- Saying Goodbye to the Yellow Pages
- Tax Credit or Tax Cut?
- Manufacturing Returns to Cities
- Changing the Way Citizens View Their City
- Across-The-Board Budget Cuts May Not Bring Real Savings
- Why Does Open Government Matter?
- Who's the First to Go?
- Ohio Lt. Governor's Job Is a Balancing Act
- June 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about Rahm Emanuel taking on Chicago, six ideas for untangling the nation's infrastructure problems, high-speed rail developments, remaking Medicaid, extreme government makeovers and more.
- Rahm Emanuel Takes on Chicago
- Six Ideas for Fixing the Nation's Infrastructure Problems
- High-Speed Rail Is Not Dead
- Ending Medicaid As We Know It
- The Dark Side of Awards and Accountability
- A Real Tea Party Moment?
- States Roll Back Early Voting, Enforce Voter ID Laws
- Fixing Bridges ... Or Not
- Pink Slips Affect the Future of the Teaching Profession
- Is It OK to Text While Lawmaking?
- The Policy Battle Behind Chocolate Milk
- The Governors' Guy in D.C.
- Banning Teenagers from Tanning Beds
- Planning for Electric Cars
- Improving Ports to Keep Up with the Global Economy
- Drivers Battle with Bikers for Road Space
- Homeownership with a Happy Ending
- What's a Pension Perk Worth?
- Preparing for Cloud Computing Failures
- Taxing Municipal Bonds
- Orange Beach, Ala., Mayor Works to Bring Tourists Back
- May 2011 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about the real story behind bankruptcy, the relationship between nonprofits and states, backyard cottages in Seattle, change building codes for more energy-efficiency, using prison labor to plug budget holes and more.
- How Real Is the Bankruptcy Threat?
- Nonprofits Seek Relief and Support from States
- Seattle Looks to Cottages for Affordable Housing
- Reconstructing Building Codes for Greater Energy Efficiency
- Working Prisoners Save Taxpayers' Money
- Reinventing the Food Stamp Program
- New Governors Time Their Battles
- Detroit's Disappearing Population -- and Revenues
- Does the Popular Vote Matter?
- The Economics of Spring Training
- The Truth about Bankruptcy
- States Challenge Federal Land-Use Law
- Do Smokers Have Privacy Rights?
- Consolidating 'Green' Departments
- Economic Development in the 1099 Economy
- Cities' Access to Fresh Food Worsens
- Data-Driven Policing
- When is a Shortfall a Budget Gap and Not a Budget Deficit?
- The Debt Demon
- Solving the IP Address Shortage
- Minn. Public Utilities Commissioner Keeps Colleagues Informed on Nuclear Issues
- April 2011 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about states passing on more responsibilities and demands to cities, struggles to regulate the bond industry, volunteers taking on government jobs, the rise of the recall election, implementing electronic health records and more.
- States Handing Off More Responsibilities to Cities
- Fend-for-Yourself Localism
- From the Archive: The New Federalism: Unplanned, Innovative and Here to Stay
- States Struggle to Regulate the Bond Industry
- Does Government Work Require Government Employees?
- The Rise of the Recall Election
- Implementing Electronic Health Records in Doctors' Offices
- Can Texas Find a Future for a Third of its Workforce?
- The CDBG Mobilization
- States Attempt to Streamline Education
- Lottery Revenues Not a Sure Bet
- States Considering Prize-Linked Savings Programs
- Bankruptcy's Bank Shot
- Wiretapping Internet Calls May Require New Law
- Health-Care Reform: To Implement or Not to Implement?
- Pollution Prejudice Against the Poor
- What to Call the Gas Tax: Not Just Semantics
- Seniors and the City
- Making Performance a Priority in Georgia
- Effectively Engaging the Public
- Trading Laptops for Smartphones
- The Power of No
- New York State's Medicaid Director Suggests Cuts
- March 2011 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about states' role as venture capitalists, questions regarding large IT structures, the rise of the tablet computer, addressing inept teachers and investing in green fleets during tough times.
- State Governments: The Latest Venture Capitalists
- Are CIO-Led Organizations Endangered?
- The Spreading Cloud
- Tablets: Government's Newest Tool
- Peer Assistance Review Helps Teachers in Toledo
- Investing in Greener Fleets During Tough Times
- Why Hasn't Voting by Mail Spread?
- The Troubled State of Mental Health Funding
- The Immigration Enforcement Divide
- School Vouchers Are In ... Again
- Time to Ban BPA?
- Public Servants as Public Enemy #1
- Emergency Workers Push for More Bandwidth
- Libraries Now Offering Books and Workouts
- States Pushing Green Education in the Classroom
- The Economic Development President
- Motorists and Light Rail Struggle to Share the Road
- Library Shutdown in Camden, N.J.
- The Legislative Funding Flaw
- Laptops at the Push of a Button
- Is Federal Help Truly a Myth?
- Oakland, Calif. Elects First Female, Asian-American Mayor
- February 2011 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about how the nation's only health insurance commissioner is taking on the healthcare system, border towns investing in international bridges, innovative stormwater management strategies, a tour of New York City's only water filtration plant and the efficacy of government commissions.
- The Nation's Only Health Insurance Commissioner Takes on the Health-Care System
- U.S. Border Cities See Profits in Bridges to Mexico
- New Strategies for Controlling Stormwater Overflows
- A Tour of New York City's Croton Water Filtration Plant
- Are State Efficiency Commissions Effective?
- Keeping Track of What's Important
- Food Safety Regulations and the GOP Mood
- Making the Case for Regional Taxes
- Do Roads Pay for Themselves?
- The Congressional Map Glows Red
- Medicaid, Incentives and the Future of Federalism
- Packing Pistols and Pulling Pints
- Taking Action on Alzheimer's
- Pushing Ahead on Clean Energy
- Infrastructure Stoppage: Fiscal Prudence or Politics?
- The Rust Belt Has Arrived
- Chicago's Police Misconduct Cases Go to Court
- Using Data to Guide Education Policymaking
- Micro-Grants Help Colorado Fund Tech Innovation
- Curing a Health Care Cost Curve
- Big Things Ahead for Nebraska's Speaker
- January 2011 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about states dealing with term-limited legislators, 8 top issues to watch in 2011 legislatures, cities' diminishing appreciation for firefighters, the offshore wind power movement, a new breed of software developer helping local governments and more.
- Dealing With Term-Limited Legislators
- 8 Issues to Watch in 2011
- Firefighters Feel the Squeeze of Shrinking Budgets
- 4 Ways to Rethink the Firefighting Game
- The Struggle to Implement Offshore Wind Farms
- Local Coders Help Improve Government Functions
- Coding Competitions From Around the Globe
- New York City's Ailment-Curing Prescription
- Christie's Hands-On Approach With Local Government
- The Increasing Opposition to the New Health-Care Law
- Voters to Decide Fate of Earnings Tax
- An Early Look at the Governors
- The Nation's Outlook on Trains
- Animal Gas Chambers Draw Fire
- Banning the Happy Meal
- Geothermal: The Other Alternative Energy Source
- Young Professionals Return Home, and Stay
- Philadelphia's Open-Door Immigrant Policy
- A Paradigm Shift on First-Time Drunk Drivers
- Overseeing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Understanding Green Technology's Real-World Implications
- The Effect of Federal Budget Cuts on States and Localities
- Tackling Health Issues in NYC and Baltimore
- December 2010 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about a cap-and-trade system's success in the Northeastern states, a 267-year-old tradition in Pelham, Mass., the surprises of outsourcing government functions and the potency of states' cyber-security systems.
- A Cap-and-Trade Program That Works
- America's Oldest Town Hall Meeting
- The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Government Functions
- The Nation's Evolving Cyber-Security Issue
- 5 Reasons Cybersecurity Should Be a Top Priority
- Maintaining Productivity During the Holidays
- States Get Tough on Bullies
- Rethinking Urban Poverty
- Why is Election Day Always a Tuesday?
- Republicans Flip the 'Electoral Backstop'
- Dealing With Deficits in Anti-Big Government Administrations
- The School Bus Seat Belt Debate
- California and Colorado's Immunization Schemes
- Weatherization Starting to Gain Steam
- Bicycles' Popularity Grows in Cities
- Managing Cities' Growing Volunteer Pools
- One Florida County Keeps Foreclosure-Stricken Neighborhoods Afloat
- Administrative Cuts Affect Governments' Functionality
- A Better Brand of Information Security
- Bending the Medical-Cost Curve
- New Mexico's Mold-Breaking New Governor
- November 2010 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Check out GOVERNING's 2010 Public Officials of the Year, the story behind an infrastructure project gone bad in Harrisburg, Pa., and what redistricting means for rural America.
- Harrisburg's Failed Infrastructure Project
- The Future of Redistricting and Rural America
- Maintaining Political Balance Through Redistricting
- Politics: Problem or Solution?
- Philadelphia's Mixed Feelings on Legalized Gambling
- Reforming Sex Offender Laws
- Cuyahoga County's Road to Recovery From Corruption
- Getting Teens to Register and Vote
- Finding a Leader With Answers
- States' Regulation on the Gadsden Flag
- California: A National Model for Health Benefit Exchanges?
- States Look to Boost Hunting Interest
- The Search for Infrastructure-Driven Transformation
- Could Renting Be the New American Dream?
- How Rules and Contracts Demean Public Workers
- Prioritizing and Revamping the Budgeting Process
- Ways to Consolidate Government IT
- The Housing Market's Effect on Government Finance
- Driving Prosecution With Intelligence
- October 2010 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about Louisiana Bobby Jindal's evolving leadership approach, the departure of moderate governors, Democrats' potential loss of control in state legislative chambers and AG offices, the politics behind personal state income taxes and the use of algae as a biofeul.
- Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's Evolving Leadership
- Goodbye Moderate Governors, Hello Partisans
- Democrats May Lose Control in 2010 State Elections
- The Politics Behind Not Levying Personal Income Taxes
- States Test Algae as a Biofuel
- The Resiliance of Procurement Reform in Georgia
- Legislatures Tackle Concussions in School Athletics
- Smarter Parking in San Francisco
- Oregon’s Pension Puzzle
- Florida's Amendment 4 Puts Land-Use Issues on the Ballot
- Why States and Localities Are Watching the Lower Federal Courts
- States Take a Closer Look at Interstate Tolling
- Creating User-Friendly Medical Technology
- LEED Introduces Green Guidelines for Sustainable Landscapes
- Getting in Front of Communication and Transportation Investments
- Problems in Preserving a City's Downtown District
- Moving Vets Off Medicaid and Onto VA
- Forgetting the Economic Cycle Already?
- Michigan Broadens Its IT Consolidation
- Who Should Pay the Pension Bill?
- Lewis Ledford Oversees Parks and Recreation Growth
- September 2010 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about how Colorado Springs listens to their citizens, the surge of cash incentive-based poverty-fighting programs, the difficulty in merging IT systems, millennials' potential effect on government, community colleges' struggle to meet increasing demands and more.
- Colorado Springs' Do-It-Yourself Government
- Merging IT Systems Causes Problems for States and Localities
- Beating Poverty With Cash Incentives
- From Facebook to Government: Can Millennials Increase Government Popularity?
- Community Colleges Struggle to Keep Up With Demands
- Florida Unemployment Strategy Focuses on Getting Back to Work
- Governor Parkinson Pins Successes on Lame Duck Status
- State Estate Taxes at the Mercy of Congress
- Building Demolition a Turning Point in Hartford
- Colorado Collects Popular Votes by Mail
- State and Federal Immigration Policy Challenges Republicans and Democrats
- New York Illegal Sublet Law Affects Vacation Rentals
- NYC Handles the Rise of Bedbugs
- Philly's Proposed Green Stormwater Plan
- Measuring Economic Development Without Depending on Jobs
- Dallas Covers Highway with Greenery
- Clean Energy Programs Pit Advocates Against Mortgage Lenders
- Governments Need to Get to Know Their Vendors
- The Costs and Liabilities of Using Old Computers
- Could Credit Default Swaps Undermine the Fiscal Stability of Municipal Bonds?
- Mayor Villaraigosa’s Director of New Media Tweets Around L.A.
- August 2010 | Table of Contents
- Features
- Read about Mississippi's corrections reform, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's take-no-prisoner style, FEMA's comeback, Seattle's fiber-optic plans, and the nation's best and worst public pensions.
- Mississippi's Corrections Reform
- The 'Chris Christie' Way
- FEMA: Making a Comeback
- Seattle Tackles Broadband
- Pension Preparedness
- The Future of the Western States
- American States That Might Have Been
- NYC Experiments with Bus Rapid Transit
- Rhode Island's Slots Subsidy
- Running in the Shadow of Spitzer, Cuomo
- Marijuana: To Legalize or Not to Legalize?
- Taking a Swipe at Card-Swiping Fees
- Minimizing Retiree Health-Care Benefits
- Banning Bottled Water
- Accelerating Amtrak Trains
- Libraries Lose More Than Time
- The Minnesota-Wisconsin Partnership
- Partnering Up: Public-Private Partnerships
- Utilizing Web 2.0 Tools
- Going to Bat for a VAT
- Fixing New Orleans
- July 2010 | Table of Contents
- FEATURES
- Read about Chicago's transit chief, the electric-car movement, health IT challenges on the horizon for the states, the effectiveness of the Clean Water Act, LAPD's next-generation police stations and more!
- Chicago's Transit Chief
- Investing in Electric Cars
- Lining Up for Health IT
- Gutting the Clean Water Act
- The Future of Los Angeles' Police Stations
- Candy Taxes: Not So Sweet
- Reviving Local, State and Federal Collaboration
- Tunnel Vision in Seattle
- Shutting Down State Fairs
- A Global Warming Cool Down?
- Restoring the Balance of Federalism
- Protecting Student Test Scores From Recruiters
- Health Checkups at the Office
- Testing Urban Turbines
- Long-Term Remedies for Slumping Sales Tax Revenues
- A Desire for More Streetcars
- Work-Share, Save Jobs
- Goodbye to Good Research
- Cloud Computing's E-Mail Showdown
- The Similarities Between Sacramento and Athens
- Brotherly Love for Immigrants, Too
Events & Webinars
- GOVERNING Leadership Forums - 2012
- April 4, 2012 , through December 5, 2012 | In Selected Host Cities
GOVERNING is pleased to announce its expanded series of regional leadership forums for 2012, offering public leaders an opportunity to share best practices in a highly interactive format tailored to the specific issues of the host jurisdictions.
Georgia - April 4, 2012
North Carolina - May 3, 2012
Michigan - May 31, 2012
Massachusetts - June 27, 2012
Texas - September 6, 2012
California - October 3, 2012
New York - November 8, 2012
Arizona - December 5, 2012
- GOVERNING Summit on Sustainability - 2012
- June 20, 2012 , Annenberg Beach House | Santa Monica, CA
Beyond “thinking green” the Summit will address the topic of sustainability in the context of economic, health, social and environmental issues. As a critical strategy for long-term economic vitality for a region, we’ll discuss best practices and policies around jobs, finance, energy, facilities, infrastructure and urban planning.
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