Features

• Desert Storm
• By: John Buntin

• Solar, wind and geothermal energy are the future. But environmentalists are fighting over whether miles of new power lines are needed.

• Get Smart
• By: Tom Arrandale

• Technology is ready to change how electricity is delivered. But are consumers ready to use--and pay for--the smart grid?

• Laura Chick Is Watching
• By: Rob Gurwitt

• What will it take to ride herd on state stimulus cash? California's new money monitor knows.

• Shortfall Shock
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• This year was a tough test for state budget writers. Next year will be a harder one.

• The Costliest Ride
• By: Josh Goodman

• Transportation service for the disabled can be a budget-buster. Cities are looking at a variety of new approaches.

Departments

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• By: Josh Goodman

Politics + Policy

• Coal-Fired Compromise
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• A new governor makes a surprise decision on energy.

• Too Broke to Fix?
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• California's budget mess may take as long to clean up as it did to create.

• Stalled Trains
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• When it comes to transit, jurisdictions seem mired in perpetual turf wars.

• Devolution? What's That?
• By: Peter Harkness
• Right now, federalism means the feds running the show.

• Franchise Frustration
• By: Josh Goodman

• Auto sellers' clout in state capitals isn't enough to save them this time.

• Vive Le Roy?
• By: Josh Goodman

• The one-time master of Georgia politics seeks to regain his touch.

• Vacuum in Oakland
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• At this point, the election for mayor seems Don Perata's to lose.

• The End-of-Life Imperative
• By: Penelope Lemov

• Even when we can't save patients, we can respect their wishes.

• New Rules for Hard Times
• By: William Fulton
• Manufacturing is down even in China. Now what?

• High Time for the High Line
• By: Christopher Swope

• The Superbarrel Solution
• By: Brendan Schlauch

• Big water problems call for big answers.

Problem Solver

• Hold That Hire
• By: Will Wilson

• As the economy recovers, states will be challenged to retain their newest employees.

• Performance Rules
• By: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
• Managing for results is making a bigger difference during this downturn.

• Grab the Fee and Run
• By: Ellen Perlman
• No phone charge is too small to escape a governor’s grasp.

• Breaking Bonds
• By: John E. Petersen
• A subsection of the federal recovery act may kill off the muni bond as we know it.

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