Features

• Heavyweights on TV
• By: Christopher Swope
• Cable and telecom companies are slugging it out over franchises. Some localities may get hurt.

• Crypto Crackdown
• By: Tom Arrandale
• New federal rules are forcing utilities to significantly upgrade how they treat drinking water supplies.

• Building Bridges in China
• By: Heather Kerrigan
• Local recycling programs are close to turning a profit on scrap metal shipped to Asia.

• Tracking Team
• By: Jonathan Walters
• When citizens take to the streets, they learn more than just where problems are; they learn whose job it is to fix them.

• Plight of the Benefits
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Retiree costs are moving from the easy promise of a nest egg to the harshness of a political hot potato.

• Toil and Trouble
• By: Jonathan Walters
• Illegal immigrants working as day laborers present one of the toughest, most divisive issues to land on local government's doorstep in recent years.

• Coal Converts
• By: Christopher Swope
• When it comes to lining up new energy sources, a number of states see plain old coal as the cleanup hitter.

Up Front

• It's Broke--Fix It
• By: Donald F. Kettl
• The problem in New Orleans isn't FEMA but federalism.

• Ageless Young Turk
• By: Rob Gurwitt
• S. David Freeman has been shaking up public agencies for half a century. He doesn't see any reason to stop.

• Suburban Gushers
• By: Zach Patton
• In Ohio, you can drill wells in unlikely places.

• Skysores
• By: Zach Patton
• Keeping pedestrians indoors no longer seems like a smart way to bring downtowns back to life.

• Gasoline and Gambling
• By: Zach Patton
• Crude oil at $60 per barrel has some bizarre fiscal side effects.

• Dangerous Work
• By: Zach Patton
• Reducing disability costs is a winner for state budgets. But there are losers, and they aren't happy.

• Big Dippers
• By: Zach Patton
• If you want to retire from a public job with a sweet pension, New Mexico may be the place to apply.

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• By: Zach Patton

The Business of Government

• A Case of Voter Overkill
• By: Alex Marshall
• The death of Seattle's monorail plan is a telling tale of the failure to capitalize on grassroots energy and gumption.

• Online Via Power Line
• By: Ellen Perlman
• Small towns and cities are finding high-speed Internet access is as close as their electric grid.

• Helping the Overwhelmed Family
• By: Ellen Perlman
• States are accentuating the positive to protect children.

• FedEx Delivers: Tennessee Gets Tips on its DMV
• By: Ellen Perlman

• Medicaid Modifiers
• By: Elizabeth Daigneau
• Breakthrough waivers for Vermont and Arkansas

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• By: Elizabeth Daigneau

• Wiki Skirmishes
• By: Christopher Swope
• Online profiles of politicians have become battlegrounds for both spin doctors and mischief makers.

• The Hidden Cost of Construction
• By: Ellen Perlman
• Tempe will lighten the load for businesses on a light-rail line.

• Tigers no More
• By: Tom Arrandale
• State EPAs are suffering from federal budget cuts, but that may not be their worst problem.

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• By: Tom Arrandale

• Nerdistan or Not
• By: William Fulton
• The latest wave of research parks have a different connection to the global economy and the small tech companies they serve.

Training Opportunities

• Health Care Reform After the Decision
• In this Mercer Report, you’ll learn how different organizations plan to tackle the new requirements of ACA and discover where most employer concerns are focused, who expects to be hardest hit, and how different health plans and Medicaid may impact overall costs.
• Crime Prediction and Prevention


• Accelerating Economic Growth and Vitality