Features

• Lifeline
• By: John Buntin

• Public hospitals and their mission are in decline. But don't try telling that to Dallas' Parkland.

• A Government Adrift
• By: Josh Goodman

• South Carolina still runs on its 1895 constitution. Guess what? It doesn't work.

• Data Defender
• By: Ellen Perlman

• New York's Will Pelgrin helps his state -- and others -- fight cyber attacks from all over the world.

• Public Pension Prowess
• By: Penelope Lemov

• Some state pension plans are doing so well that the private sector could use their advice.

• Hush Money
• By: Zach Patton

• Why are tax-incentive deals almost always negotiated in private?

Up Front

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• By: Zach Patton

• Katrina Plus Three
• By: Donald F. Kettl
• There's a lot to learn from the great storm of 2005. We're a little slow putting it to work.

The Business of Government

• Our Friend, the Feds
• By: Alex Marshall
• It could be a mixed blessing if federal funding for infrastructure goes on the upswing again.

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• By: Alex Marshall

• This Little Light of Mine
• By: Ellen Perlman
• Many cities have been switching to the efficiencies of as-needed lighting, thanks to their computer programmers.

• Romancing the Factory
• By: William Fulton
• Forget about the brightly lit movie complex and pedestrian shopping patterns. The New Economy isn't for everyone.

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