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.

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