Features

• Markets, not Mandates
• By: John Buntin

• Charged by ideas from the right, some states are upending the way health care is covered.

• The Coverage Connection
• By: Josh Goodman

• Does Massachusetts have the right Rx for the country?

• Welcome Mat
• By: Rob Gurwitt

• While other places crack down on illegal immigrants, New Haven is gambling on a softer approach.

• Free on Friday
• By: Zach Patton

• Whether it's to save energy or lure young workers, states and localities are testing the four-day work week.

• Policing by the Odds
• By: Ellen Perlman

• New tools help police departments prevent crime by predicting where it will occur.

• Novices with the Numbers
• By: Jonathan Walters

• Performance measurement has caught on almost everywhere -- except for the schools teaching the next generation of government managers.

• Flakes of Danger
• By: Christopher Swope

• The one thing a big-city mayor can't afford to do is mishandle snow removal.

Up Front

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• By: Christopher Swope

• The Disaster Tripwire
• By: Donald F. Kettl
• The tough choices on emergency response are gradually migrating to Washington.

The Business of Government

• Road Show
• By: Alex Marshall
• A city redefines how to use its streets -- even its busiest, most traffic-clogged roadways.

• Bloggerly Love
• By: Ellen Perlman
• Techies and their interactive tools may be the way to lure tourists to local fairs and state parks.

• Going for an Upturn
• By: William Fulton
• There's a calculus for figuring out what a state or locality can do to prime the development pump.

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• By: William Fulton

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