Features

• Paradise Insolvent
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• For years, people saw San Diego as a model for good government. That's because they weren't looking very closely.

• Rebalancing Act
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• The growth in rainy day accounts is not what it seems.

• Strong And Strategic Leadership
• By: Zach Patton

• A State Shapes Up
• By: Ellen Perlman
• With a bureaucracy grown rigid and rule-bound, Iowa is pushing its agencies to act like entrepreneurs.

• Disaster's Wake
• By: Zach Patton, Christopher Swope
• The aftermath of Katrina and Rita has states and localities dusting off their disaster-response plans. But there's more they could and should be doing.

Up Front

• Thompson's Warning
• By: Jonathan Walters
• The former secretary of Health and Human Services offers a bleak and blunt assessment of federal policy.

• Border Guard
• By: Zach Patton
• After a quarter-century of crusading against illegal immigration, Russell Pearce has become a major player on the issue.

• Fair-Weather Federalism
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• One critic argues that state complaints about Washington are just posturing.

• The Classroom Numbers Lobby
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• If more school dollars went straight into teaching, maybe education would improve. Or maybe not.

• The Right To Go Postal
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Gun owners are pushing their constitutional liberties a big step further.

• The Classroom Numbers Lobby
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• If more school dollars went straight into teaching, maybe education would improve. Or maybe not.

• Beyond Control
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Reducing drug prices is an understandable goal, but it's hard to achieve by fiat.

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• By: Alan Greenblatt

• The Return of The Grid
• By: Alan Ehrenhalt
• After centuries of abuse, gridded streets are finally getting some respect.

The Business of Government

• The Hushed Highway
• By: Elizabeth Daigneau
• Utah finds a sensitive way to build a road through a bird sanctuary.

• Safety Net: Philly's Transit To Try Out A Bomb Tester
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• To Catch A Thief: N.Y. Localities' New Route To Rooting Out Medicaid Fraud
• By: Ellen Perlman

• Virtual Disaster Practice
• By: Josh Goodman
• Virginia opens a simulation center to train crisis commanders.

• Time For A Check Up
• By: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
• An independent performance audit can help an agency deliver services more efficiently and effectively.

• Drowning In Choices
• By: Penelope Lemov
• Under Florida's newly approved waiver, Medicaid patients will have to slog through all the fine print that is a health insurance plan.

• Star Turn
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• I'm not just a mayor--I play one on TV.

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• By: Alan Greenblatt

• The Inside Story
• By: Josh Goodman
• Schwarzenegger rejects plan to scan bodies for danger signs.

• Voltage Charge: States Turn To Mandates For Renewable Energy
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• Bringing Home The Bacon
• By: Ellen Perlman

• Reaching Into The Lab: Illinois Puts An Added Value On Stem Cell Scientists
• By: Christopher Swope

• Prizing Efficiency
• By: Elizabeth Daigneau

Training Opportunities

• Health Care Reform After the Decision
• In this Mercer Report, you’ll learn how different organizations plan to tackle the new requirements of ACA and discover where most employer concerns are focused, who expects to be hardest hit, and how different health plans and Medicaid may impact overall costs.
• Crime Prediction and Prevention


• Accelerating Economic Growth and Vitality