March 2006 | Table of Contents
- Skybox Skeptics
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It's getting harder and harder for baseball teams to wangle public money for new stadiums.
- Coming Up for Air
- Strong revenues spell less stress for states and localities, but budget relief may be short lived.
- The Missing Link
- Wikis, blogs and other interactive tools are making it easier to find out what people really think of their government and its services.
- The Job of Patients
- Health savings accounts can spur consumers to shop for the best care at the lowest price. But these insurance plans also carry a lot of risk.
- The Job of Patients
- Health savings accounts can spur consumers to shop for the best care at the lowest price. But these insurance plans also carry a lot of risk.
- Land Rush
- Inner cities are becoming hot places to live. Does government have any business telling developers to keep out?
- Underdog
- An accidental governor takes on the Big Guy.
- Politics in Bulk
- Joint-purchasing deals are a win-win proposition--except for those who lose.
- The Mod Squad
- Two California legislators pursue long-shot reform
- Lobby Decoration
- There are some tough-sounding new lobby laws. It remains to be seen how much they amount to.
- Rational Readiness
- An effective anti-terrorism program demands tough decisions about where to spend the money.
- No Time to Rest
- Whenever Doug Brown tries to retire, New Mexico comes up with another job for him to do.
- Theory of Partisan Reality
- The past decade has brought a marked increase in partisan unpleasantness in legislative bodies almost everywhere in the country.
- Plugging In
- Performance measures are finally being taken out of the box and applied to agency plans and budgets.
- Plugging In
- Performance measures are finally being taken out of the box and applied to agency plans and budgets.
- Capping Medicaid Costs
- Florida and Kentucky are custom-tailoring the benefits package in an effort to make fiscal sense of the program.
- Post Script
- Schools still teach cursive writing. But hardly anyone uses it anymore.
- Pumping Up
- Here's a brief look at the benefits and downsides to alternative-fuel options state and local fleets use.
- The Gas Bill
- Facing a future of rising fuel costs, fleet managers are looking to an array of options.
- Voters may be coming around to the idea that government needs their money to keep public works up to speed.
- The Big Thaw
- A Merger's Ripple Effect
- Department store buyout will be a job close-out
Events & Webinars
- It’s A Paperless, Paperless World..... Thinking Outside the Box to Gain Efficiencies through Prepaid Cards
- April 23, 2013
- Public sector organizations are under intense scrutiny to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible and with maximum transparency. An important consideration is the way in which payments are made and managed. Prepaid cards can offer flexibility, security and accountability to governments as a method of dispersing benefits, healthcare and social care payments, child benefits and housing benefits to their constituents.
- GOVERNING - Michigan Leadership Forum 2013
- May 1, 2013
Training Opportunities
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- A Safer Public Through Advanced Analytics
- Accelerating Economic Growth and Vitality
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