March 2011 | Table of Contents

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State Governments: The Latest Venture Capitalists
By: Russell Nichols
With venture capital firms scaling back, state governments are stepping in to fund early-state, high-risk startups.

Are CIO-Led Organizations Endangered?
By: Tod Newcombe
State and local governments are questioning the need for large, centralized, costly IT departments.

The Spreading Cloud
By: Tod Newcombe
With governments facing fiscal pressures, IT services and applications delivered through computer servers may save on costs.

Tablets: Government's Newest Tool
By: Elizabeth Daigneau
From mayors to police departments to high schools, tablet computers are changing the way government works.

Peer Assistance Review Helps Teachers in Toledo
By: Jonathan Walters
When it comes to easing inept teachers out of the classroom, Toledo has been charting the way.

Why Hasn't Voting by Mail Spread?
By: Paul W. Taylor
Voting by mail is popular in the states that allow it. But some states are hesitant to make such a switch.

The Troubled State of Mental Health Funding
By: Alan Greenblatt
States have cut mental health funding by more than $2 billion. Things may get worse this year.

The Immigration Enforcement Divide
By: Alan Greenblatt
Legislators are trying to pass laws requiring immigration checks, but they're running into resistance from the people who would enforce them.

School Vouchers Are In ... Again
By: Alan Greenblatt
Different circumstances and a favorable political climate make school vouchers more attractive than before.

Time to Ban BPA?
By: Andy Kim
While the feds struggle with their own assessment of the chemical, several states enact bans.

Emergency Workers Push for More Bandwidth
By: Ryan Holeywell
Public safety workers and the Federal Communications Commission have feuded over the future of a section of broadcast spectrum known as "D Block."

States Pushing Green Education in the Classroom
By: Ryan Holeywell
Forty-seven states are in the stages of developing "environmental literacy plans," which could help student engagement and achievement.

The Economic Development President
By: William Fulton
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama was using the language of economic investment -- language mayors and governors use all the time.

Library Shutdown in Camden, N.J.
By: Heather Kerrigan
Times are tough for libraries. To keep the doors open, one city is turning its operations over to the county.

The Legislative Funding Flaw
By: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
When state legislatures pass new programs but don't fund them, they may do more harm than good.

Oakland, Calif. Elects First Female, Asian-American Mayor
By: Tina Trenkner
Former City Councilmember Jean Quan hopes to make her office more accessible and transparent.

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.

Outsmarting the Social Services Fraudster
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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