
Cover Story
Chicago's Transit Chief
BY Zach Patton
Transit Chief Richard Rodriguez combats a monumental fiscal crisis.
FEATURES
Infrastructure & Environment
Investing in Electric Cars
Will the needed investment in new infrastructure for electric cars pay off?
BY Russell Nichols
Health & Human Services
Lining Up for Health IT
The huge challenges of implementing a $30 billion program are just beginning to hit the states.
BY David Raths
Governing: State and local government news and analysis
Gutting the Clean Water Act
Wetlands can protect cities from floods, but it's no longer clear which wetlands the Act protects.
BY Jonathan Walters
Public Safety & Justice
The Future of Los Angeles' Police Stations
Is the LAPD misplacing something important in the process of building the next generation of police stations?
BY John Buntin
DEPARTMENTS
Dispatch
Candy Taxes: Not So Sweet
A policy to change behavior leaves a loser in its wake.
BY Paul W. Taylor
POLITICS + POLICY
Politics
Reviving Local, State and Federal Collaboration
NACo's Larry Naake is pushing for a commission of representatives from all forms of government.
BY Josh Goodman
Infrastructure & Environment
Tunnel Vision in Seattle
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is proposing plans that focus less on roads and more on public transit.
BY Josh Goodman
Management & Labor
Shutting Down State Fairs
To cope with budget shortfalls, some states – like Michigan – are choosing to shut down their state fairs.
BY Josh Goodman
Politics
A Global Warming Cool Down?
More Republican gubernatorial candidates are skeptical of the science of climate change.
BY Josh Goodman
Washington Watch
Restoring the Balance of Federalism
In the recession's wake, states and localities face new realities.
BY Peter Harkness
Education
Protecting Student Test Scores From Recruiters
A new Maryland law prohibits schools from sending test scores to military recruiters. It might protect student privacy, but prevent career discovery.
BY Tina Trenkner
Health & Human Services
Health Checkups at the Office
In-house clinics help government reduce the cost of health benefit claims.
BY Jessica Mulholland
Testing Urban Turbines
Reno, Nev., plans to study local wind patterns, assessing its power in the region.
BY Linda Baker
Transportation & Infrastructure
Long-Term Remedies for Slumping Sales Tax Revenues
Short-term gimmicks to boost local sales tax revenue aren't working anymore.
BY William Fulton
Urban Notebook
A Desire for More Streetcars
More than half a century after the streetcar's heyday, this transportation mode is poised to make a comeback.
BY Tod Newcombe
PROBLEM SOLVER
Smart Management
Goodbye to Good Research
Funding for state programs that research and analyze long-term issues is dwindling.
BY Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
Tech Talk
Cloud Computing's E-Mail Showdown
Arizona pits the public sector against the private sector in a cloud e-mail face-off.
BY Steve Towns
Public Money
The Similarities Between Sacramento and Athens
Some see California's future in Greece's current woes.
BY John E. Petersen
Health & Human Services
Brotherly Love for Immigrants, Too
Israel "Izzy" Colon is spearheading Philadelphia's efforts to become an immigrant hub.
BY John Buntin
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