January 2005 | Table of Contents
Features
- Trade Offs
- A growing number of states don't want to be part of free-trade pacts that block their purchasing preferences.
- Sidewalk Cachet
- Cracked concrete and calls for walkability are pushing cities to focus on long-neglected pavement.
- The Washington Offensive
- Republicans may be suspicious of federal power, but they're imposing it on states and localities every chance they get.
- Burned By Success
- An ingenious development director worked miracles in a small Georgia town. That didn't make the whole town happy.
- The Big Band Era
- The quest for rapid and robust Internet access has cities grappling with how to bring the best of broadband to their businesses and residents.
Up Front
- The Pain Principle
- When state legislators move up to the U.S. Congress, they seem to forget their roots.
- Sudden Summons
- Dave Heineman has done all sorts of jobs in Nebraska government. With his boss leaving for Washington, he's about to get the big one.
The Business of Government
- Laptop Lessons
- As school districts try to stretch their tech dollars, they are testing ways to bring the Internet and mobile computing to the classroom.
- A Little Less Input, Please
- Gathering all the public input you can may sound like a good idea, but it's often more of a pain than a panacea.
- California Dreamin'
- Piecemeal reforms show the unwillingness of policy makers to take bold steps to deal with the nation's health care crisis.
- No Help From Higher-Ups
- The states can expect to bear the fiscal burden of major changes in federal taxes and domestic spending.
- Going for the Flow
For folks who don't live in Indiana--and even for many who do--it's tough to stay on top of what time it is there. The majority of the state doesn't observe daylight-savings time, but the intra-state divisions--15 counties make the dayl
- It's About Time
- Indiana may--finally--buy into daylight savings.
Events & Webinars
- The Countdown to Affordable Health Insurance: Time is Running Out!
- June 18, 2013
- Is your state ready for Marketplace open enrollment in October 2013? In a few short months, millions of uninsured Americans will qualify for affordable healthcare coverage either through Medicaid, CHIP or tax subsidies.
- High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
- June 20, 2013
- Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.
Training Opportunities
Health Care Reform After the Decision- In this Mercer Report, you’ll learn how different organizations plan to tackle the new requirements of ACA and discover where most employer concerns are focused, who expects to be hardest hit, and how different health plans and Medicaid may impact overall costs.
- Crime Prediction and Prevention
- Accelerating Economic Growth and Vitality
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