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• December 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about municipal branding campaigns, climatologists' increasingly controversial job, the turf war over Wall Street, what's keeping drones on the ground and more.
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• November 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about the 8 public officials of the year, cohousing for seniors, the country's shift from being an energy consumer to producer, what cities are doing about the rise in tax-exempt properties, and more.
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• October 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about how federal issues play into state elections, the push to give terminally ill patients more control over their final days, Milwaukee's controversial 911 overhaul, governing in 2037 and more.
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• September 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about what makes baby boomers special, how boomers will reshape cities, the impact that seniors have on elections, immigrant-friendly cities, and more.
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• August 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about medical marijuana, the evolving concept of counties, hybrid pensions, 4 noteworthy human services leaders, bus rapid transit's rise, a company town without a company, and more.
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• July 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about ports' prep for the new Panama Canal, how D.C.'s police chief is changing crime fighting, legislating social media, a plan to fix America, successful job-training programs, publicizing public salaries and more.
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• June 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about the African-Americans' return to the south, higher education's tipping point, whether universal health care can work without a mandate, Walmart's urban debut, the next big idea in urban planning and more.
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• May 2012 | Table of Contents
• 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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• April 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about the nation's progress on ending homelessness, the biggest infrastructure projects, state broadband initiatives, how the hourly timesheet is being replaced, the future of U.S. cities and more.
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• March 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about Portland's transit struggle, Kansas' controversial immigration crusade, the private deals that cash-strapped cities are striking, teachers' skepticism toward education data, New Orleans' Latino boom and more.
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• February 2012 | Table of Contents
• 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.
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• January 2012 | Table of Contents
• Read about the issues and state legislators to keep an eye on in 2012, how language fits into the immigration issue, the boss of Boston and more.
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