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
• By: Anya Sostek
• Increasingly, criminal cases are being stalled because intimidated witnesses don't show up or because they recant their statements.

• Fresh Perspectives
• By: Ellen Perlman

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• By: Ellen Perlman

• The Unwelcome Mat
• By: Josh Goodman
• 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
• By: Rob Gurwitt
• Forest City Enterprises makes communities pay big money for many projects it builds. But it builds some good ones.

• Unreconstructed
• By: Zach Patton

• States are poised to spend billions on fixing infrastructure. They might want to fix the construction industry first.

• Going after GASB
• By: Penelope Lemov

• Many public finance officials worry that a series of new accounting rules will burst their budgets.

Up Front

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• By: Penelope Lemov

• Moving Outside
• By: Rob Gurwitt
• 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
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Republicans have most of the power in Mississippi. They'd like more.

• Putnam's Paradox
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Diversity accomplishes many things--but it may not make us better citizens.

• Bridgeport's Burdens
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Is the city's problem bad election choices--or something deeper?

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• By: Alan Greenblatt

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• By: Alan Greenblatt

• A Vote for Better Design
• By: Mark Stencel

• Election problems last year proved that poor 'usability' is more than an annoyance or an aesthetic complaint.

• Delayed Conversation
• By: Jonathan Walters
• The feds don't spend much time hashing out mutual problems with states and localities. It's time they started.

The Business of Government

• Candid Camera: Traffic Lights in the Red
• By: Josh Goodman

• Solid Brass
• By: John Buntin
• For Bill Bratton, taking risks comes naturally.

• Policy Fulcrum
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Negotiator-In-Chief
• By: Jonathan Walters

• Guiding Growth
• By: Zach Patton

• Fiscal Guardian
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Encyclopedia Virginia
• By: Josh Goodman

• Cool Pragmatist
• By: Christopher Swope

• Common-Sense Compliance
• By: Penelope Lemov

• Change Agent
• By: Ellen Perlman

• The Future Is Now
• By: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
• It's one thing to attract young people to government jobs. It's another to keep them there.

• The Coverage Conundrum
• By: Penelope Lemov

• Health savings accounts aren't a solution to the major problems in today's health care system.

• Diving into the Hedges
• By: John E. Petersen
• Public pension funds are being drawn like bears after honey to these risky, unregulated but high-reward investments.

• Going for Green Grades
• By: Ellen Perlman
• Schools are finding that green classrooms do more than save energy.

• I'll Fly Away: Florida Stomps on Styrofoam
• By: Ellen Perlman

• Tax Sale: Arizona Cashiers an Incentive
• By: Josh Goodman

• Rolling the Dice in Kansas
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• A state is taking a chance on casino operations.

Training Opportunities

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