Features

• A Roof To Start With
• By: Christopher Swope
• Cities are moving homeless people straight from the street into permanent housing--no questions asked. It's controvesial, but it's showing results.

• Taking The Heat
• By: Christopher Swope
• States are ponying up millions to keep homes warm.

• Defending Against A Deluge
• By: Tom Arrandale
• The disaster in New Orleans has prompted a nationwide examination of man-made levees, as well as interest in restoring natural floodplains.

• That's Agritainment!
• By: Ellen Perlman
• The simple life is becoming an economic showcase for rural states.

• The Katrina Breakdown
• By: Donald F. Kettl, Jonathan Walters
• Coordination and communication problems between levels of government must be addressed before the next disaster strikes.

• Schoolmaker
• By: John Buntin
• Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson can charter a new school anytime he wants. That gives him lots of power--and lots of headaches as well.

Up Front

• Lost and Found
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• States are doing a better job of tracking the children in their care.

• Rustbelt Dilemma
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Nobody knows more about Buffalo than Byron Brown, its new mayor. One thing he knows is that revival won't come easily.

• Topeka's Gamble
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Mired in stagnation, Kansas' capital city is in a mood for reform.

• Born Leaders?
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• It's not easy to look good in moments of crisis, but some public officials have a knack for it.

• Tax Revolt Turns Tepid
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Raising taxes isn't proving fatal to most politicians who risked doing it.

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• By: Alan Greenblatt

• The Patronage Trap
• By: Alan Ehrenhalt
• Patronage and hiring violations are facts of life in almost all governments.

The Business of Government

• Having Their Say: Baltimore Agency Wins Some Breathing Room
• By: Elizabeth Daigneau

• The Gas Tax's Last Gasp
• By: Alex Marshall

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• By: Alex Marshall

• The Little Deal That Could Be Big
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• A union trades retiree health care for a raise.

• Finite Funding: Vermont Accepts A Medicaid Cap
• By: Zach Patton

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• By: Zach Patton

• Mixed Smoke Signals
• By: Zach Patton
• The patchwork of local laws on lighting up can be confusing.

• Creating A Bond: Chicago Keeps The Little Guy in The Loop
• By: Josh Goodman
• Chicago is bringing municipal bonds to the masses.

• Bond Bits: Ill Winds Aftermath
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• The Sales Tax Goes Online
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Transmission Blues
• By: Tom Arrandale
• In energy-rich states, the federal government's response to the energy crunch is looking more than a little ominous.

• A Season to Swarm
• By: William Fulton
• Policy wonks are having a field day with creative ideas to rebuild the Gulf Coast. But action is likely to be the same old-same old.

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