Features

• Gundemic
• By: John Buntin

• After a decade of declining crime, urban gun violence is surging again. Police are being told to get tough.

• Revolution in the Stacks
• By: Christopher Swope

• To appeal to a new generation, some libraries are positioning themselves as places to create content.

• Mayhem and the Markets
• By: John E. Petersen

• With the financial markets in turmoil, state and local investors are desperately seeking higher ground -- wherever that might be.

• A Dental Scandal
• By: Josh Goodman

• Poor children often can't find anyone to check their teeth.

• WiMAXed Out
• By: Ellen Perlman

• Why one wireless broadband option hasn't lived up to its hype.

Up Front

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• By: Ellen Perlman

• Hamilton and Jefferson Revisited
• By: Donald F. Kettl
• The states and feds started fighting about banking law in 1789. They're still at it.

The Business of Government

• A New Urbanist's Dream
• By: William Fulton
• To succeed, airports will have to provide travelers with many business services that are accessible without a car.

• Going Viral
• By: Ellen Perlman
• The video a state or locality puts up on YouTube doesn't have to be wacky, but it helps.

• Focusing on Accountability
• By: Jonathan Walters

• It isn't all about "gotcha." An auditor can be a positive force in helping a city improve its systems and responsiveness.

• More than Just a Train
• By: Alex Marshall
• I'm starting to believe the hyperbole about the revolution being spawned by Charlotte's new light-rail line.

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• By: Alex Marshall

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• Learn how IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight helps social services organizations reduce time and labor for caseload management, comply with new regulations fast and cost-efficiently and identify fraudulent behavior rapidly to stop it before it occurs.
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