Features

• WIFI Free-For-All
• By: Christopher Swope
• Strategies for building municipal wireless networks are evolving fast. But are they prudent in the long run?

• Greenhouse Gumption
• By: Josh Goodman
• Whether you call it global warming or climate change, it's an issue that's being dealt with at the grassroots.

• Womb Service
• By: Zach Patton
• Surrogacy is becoming more common, and lawmakers must confront a host of tough questions.

• Battered School Boards
• By: Rob Gurwitt
• Reformers dismiss them. Experts call them obsolete. But we can't give up on school boards, because they're needed.

• Open Sorcerer
• By: Ellen Perlman
• A crusade for open standards in technology cost one top official his job in Massachusetts. But the issue isn't going away.

• Blind Sighted
• By: Anya Sostek
• Eyewitness identification doesn't always mesh with DNA evidence, and that's leading police departments to rethink their lineup procedures.

• When Winning is Losing
• By: Christopher Swope
• Eminent domain is now a hammer property rights proponents are using to alter zoning codes.

Up Front

• Tax-Break Tango
• By: Jonathan Walters
• The fight over public subsidies to corporations is nearing a crucial decision in the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Strong EnoughStrong Enoughz
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• In a city that doesn't hand its mayors much power, Phil Gordon knows how to go out and get it.

• Mr. Smith Goes to K st.
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• A lot of the dollars that feed the Washington lobby establishment are coming from back home.

• Red Alert
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Republicans are losing special elections in places where they usually win.

• No Behind Left Unwatched
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Maryland's comptroller is a vigorous 84 years old. A little too vigorous, some think.

• Lead Into Gold?
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Lead paint is a serious health problem. Will it become a hot litigation subject? Probably not.

• The Grade 9 Solution
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• How do we keep kids in high school? One answer: Get them through freshman year.

• Parking is Getting Smarter
• By: Otis White

• The Unconstitutional Governor
• By: Alan Ehrenhalt
• Woodrow Wilson's term as governor of New Jersey had a major impact on the future of state government in America.

The Business of Government

• Private Pockets
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• Finding Money for the NAFTA Highway

• Kansas City Heads for the Diamond
• By: Elizabeth Daigneau
• An unconventional design should ease traffic at a major interchange

• Uncharted Territory: Going Digital to Keep Track of Mines
• By: Ellen Perlman

• Managing E-Mail
• By: Elizabeth Daigneau
• Texas outsources a basic means of communication

• Driven to License
• By: Mark Stencel
• A federal mandate that states love to hate, Real ID may also harbor some hidden opportunities.

• Short on Oversight
• By: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
• States and localities are outsourcing more of their services, but management of the contracts is in dire need of an upgrade.

• Risk Reduction
• By: Penelope Lemov
• Government-backed reinsurance could make health coverage more affordable for the middle class.

• Tune Towns
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Cities hear money in the sound of music.

• Trifecta Financing
• By: John E. Petersen
• Northern Virginia may be on the road to an elaborate but ultimately workable solution to financing a subway to its international airport.

• "Turn in Your Cell Phone"
• By: Heather Kerrigan
• Westchester County puts the recycling burden on consumers

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• By: Heather Kerrigan

• Irvine Parks its Image
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Groundbreaking to begin for a large urban playground

• Car Star: Georgia Woos and Wins a New Plant
• By: Zach Patton

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