Features

• Pension Perils
• By: Josh Goodman
• Juicy retirement plans for legislators are mostly a myth. But it can be hard explaining that to voters.

• A Question of Hours
• By: Christopher Swope
• Recent court rulings fail to settle a firestorm over how localities should deal with overtime pay for paramedics.

• Blackout
• By: Rob Gurwitt
• Big-city newspapers aren't telling citizens the things they need to know.

• Linking The Layers
• By: Ellen Perlman
• The ability to share GIS data across agency and jurisdictional lines makes service delivery more efficient and effective.

• McMedical Care
• By: Penelope Lemov
• The rise of health clinics in retail stores could affect both health policy and regulation.

• Jeobcracy
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Jeb Bush's eight-year reign in Florida is almost over. Tallahassee may never be the same.

Up Front

• Mission Improbable
• By: Donald F. Kettl
• By the time you read this, the bipartisan fling may be over.

• Restoration Governor
• By: Rob Gurwitt
• It's been 16 years since a Democrat ruled Massachusetts. That won't make Deval Patrick's job any easier.

• Hoping to Be Heard
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• States believe the new Congress will listen to them more than the old one did.

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• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Defying Proverbial Wisdom
• By: Alan Ehrenhalt
• California governors have a penchant for reinventing themselves in an election year. And voters seem to admire the audacity of a chameleon.

The Business of Government

• Private Assistance
• By: Alex Marshall
• Not since the expansion of railroads in the 19th century has such a horde of international capitalists been so eager to invest in our transportation.

• Critical Connectors
• By: Ellen Perlman
• During emergencies, citizens and even some disaster workers depend on libraries for Internet connections to the world.

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• The 24-Hour Rush
• By: Christopher Swope
• In many metro areas, distinct periods of congestion have morphed into heavy traffic all day long.

• Tax Saving: Illinois Takes A Hard Line On An Exemption
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Science, Interrupted
• By: Tom Arrandale
• EPA funding for research is shrinking, and findings are being denigrated.

• This Old Factory
• By: William Fulton
• In a number of states, there's starting to be pushback against rezoning industrial land for housing.

• Persuasive Performance
• By: Zach Patton
• The practice of performance management links elected officials with the front lines of government.

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