Even when you include airfare and meals, having public employees travel abroad for health care -- which a growing number of public entities are offering as an option -- can be significantly cheaper.

The governor is redirecting economic development incentives. Will it work?

Participatory budgeting, which started in Latin America, lets citizens determine spending priorities.

Pittsburgh has begun to shift funds away from impounding and euthanizing cats and dogs toward a free spaying and neutering program.

The average citizen isn’t interested in government-tracked measurements. But if it’s results-based data that directly affects their lives, they might be.