November 2007 | Table of Contents
Public Officials of the Year 2007
 Bill Bott William Bratton Debra Campbell Kevin Coughlin Natwar Gandhi |
Christine Gregoire Bill Leighty Fabian Núñez Bill White |
Features
- Terrified to Testify
- Increasingly, criminal cases are being stalled because intimidated witnesses don't show up or because they recant their statements.
- The Unwelcome Mat
- States are at their peril when they try to ease rules to make life in the U.S. less difficult for illegal immigrants.
- Deals and Ideals
- Forest City Enterprises makes communities pay big money for many projects it builds. But it builds some good ones.
- Unreconstructed
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States are poised to spend billions on fixing infrastructure. They might want to fix the construction industry first.
- Going after GASB
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Many public finance officials worry that a series of new accounting rules will burst their budgets.
Up Front
- Moving Outside
- John Kitzhaber has been to the top in politics. He thinks he may be able to achieve more working from the bottom up.
- Scheming Magnolias
- Republicans have most of the power in Mississippi. They'd like more.
- Putnam's Paradox
- Diversity accomplishes many things--but it may not make us better citizens.
- Bridgeport's Burdens
- Is the city's problem bad election choices--or something deeper?
- A Vote for Better Design
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Election problems last year proved that poor 'usability' is more than an annoyance or an aesthetic complaint.
- Delayed Conversation
- The feds don't spend much time hashing out mutual problems with states and localities. It's time they started.
The Business of Government
- Solid Brass
- For Bill Bratton, taking risks comes naturally.
- The Future Is Now
- It's one thing to attract young people to government jobs. It's another to keep them there.
- The Coverage Conundrum
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Health savings accounts aren't a solution to the major problems in today's health care system.
- Diving into the Hedges
- Public pension funds are being drawn like bears after honey to these risky, unregulated but high-reward investments.
- Going for Green Grades
- Schools are finding that green classrooms do more than save energy.
- Rolling the Dice in Kansas
- A state is taking a chance on casino operations.
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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