March 2012 | Table of Contents
FEATURES
- Portland Struggles to Remain a Leader in Public Transit
- Reduced revenue and federal funding, combined with unsustainable employee costs, are making it difficult for the Oregon city to stay on top.
- Kris Kobach Tackles Illegal Immigration
- Kansas’ secretary of state is redefining immigration laws not only in his state, but in Arizona and elsewhere.
- Struggling Cities Strike Deals to Solve Fiscal Problems
- More cities are making private deals to save their finances. The results aren’t always good. Plus, a map of financially-distressed localities.
- Can Education Data Build the Perfect Teacher?
- How student test scores are used to evaluate teachers is at the heart of the unresolved issues causing Chicago’s first strike in 25 years.
- New Orleans' Latino Population Boom
- After Hurricane Katrina, Latinos moved into the city in record numbers and have transformed the disaster-struck town.
POLITICS + POLICY
- Subway Riders Sue New York City to Prevent Another Crisis
- After being trapped on a train for eight hours with no food, water or heat in the middle of winter, passengers want to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
- Maryland’s Local Leaders Criticize Growth Plan
- Gov. Martin O’Malley says his controversial plan will help manage the state’s growth while protecting rural areas and the Chesapeake Bay. But is he overreaching?
- Occupy Wall Street: What Does Its Future Hold?
- The movement’s founder says short, surprise occupations and targeted messaging could force officials to address income inequality.
- Despite Corruption Concerns, D.C. Improves Services
- Amid several ethics scandals, the city government has dramatically improved its delivery of services -- even as demand has increased.
- Aging Inmates Squeeze Health-Care Budgets
- As prisoners get older and develop expensive health problems, states are looking for ways to cut costs.
- States Ease Farmers Markets Food-Safety Regulations
- The number of farmers markets has exploded in recent years, and states want to make sure they stay in business.
- Redevelopment Financing Gets an Overhaul in California
- The governor eliminated the state’s redevelopment agencies -- and the way it funds urban revitalization. Now the Golden State must find new money sources.
- Better Zoning through Breaking Old Codes
- Form-based codes have emerged as a powerful tool for city planners who want to stop the sprawl that’s resulted from bad zoning rules.
PROBLEM SOLVER
- Electronic Warrants Raise Hawaii’s Revenue
- Switching from paper to electronic traffic warrants has reduced backlogs and put more money from previously unpaid speeding tickets in Hawaii’s state coffers.
- Is Government Consolidation Always Good?
- In tight times, governments push for more centralization. But it doesn’t always produce the positive results that are hoped for.
- Technology Is Not a Cure-All Solution to Education’s Problems
- Giving every student a laptop won’t close the achievement gap. Careful policymaking to make sure the tools are used to improve learning might.
- State Tax Codes in Need of Repair
- State tax codes are filled with a legion of special treatments that could very well lead to a state’s fiscal destruction.
- David Bragdon: New York City’s Sustainability Man
- David Bragdon is responsible for making sure the city meets more than 400 sustainability goals before next year.
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
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.
- A Safer Public Through Advanced Analytics
- Accelerating Economic Growth and Vitality
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