Features

• The Last One-Term Statehouse
• By: Rob Gurwitt
• If Virginia governors could serve two terms, they'd get a lot more done. But would the state be better off?

• Rethinking The Urban Speedway
• By: Christopher Swope
• For decades, highway engineers focused on designing wider, straighter, faster roads. Now, moving traffic quickly is no longer the sole goal.

• Monster Maps
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Has devious district-making killed electoral competition?

• Fraud Squad
• By: Jonathan Walters
• Appointing inspectors general to probe reports of wrongdoing is politically popular. And some IGs are becoming very powerful.

• Where Are They Now?
• By: Ellen Perlman
• States and localities are using GPS to put moving targets on the map.

• Tailpipe Revolt
• By: Elizabeth Daigneau
• Nobody likes to do emissions testing. A few states have decided it's time to stop. EPA is willing to listen.

• Bitter Pill Fight
• By: Alan Greenblatt
• Two drug-pricing initiatives are duking it out in California.

Up Front

• A New View of Sprawl
• By: Alan Ehrenhalt
• The conventional wisdom about suburbs and sprawl can change dramatically over time.

• Fight Against Fat
• By: Donald F. Kettl
• State and local governments are discovering new weapons in the battle to keep citizens in shape.

• Risk and Responsibility
• By: Christopher Swope
• If the feds always pay the tab for disaster relief, there's little local incentive to halt risky development.

• Hybrid Confusion
• By: Christopher Swope
• Some hybrid cars can save government a lot of money. Others don't save it a dime.

• Duop Music
• By: Christopher Swope
• Broadband politics is turning out to be mostly just a game for two. That's not always good.

• Puff Of Collusion
• By: Christopher Swope
• Cigarette companies and state regulators have discovered it pays to stick together.

• Like Putting Mascara On A Battleship
• By: Christopher Swope
• Big-box stores with fancy decoration are still just big boxes.

• Santa in Uniontown
• By: Anya Sostek
• Joe Hardy ran for county office to revive his community--even if he had to pay for it himself.

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• By: Anya Sostek

The Business of Government

• Government To Go
• By: Ellen Perlman
• A handful of public officials and agencies are making their messages and meetings available by "podcast."

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• By: Ellen Perlman

• Zen & the Art of Bicycling
• By: Alex Marshall
• How can public policies make cycling safer and encourage people to ride more often? Hint: It doesn't involve helmets.

• Rebirth Of The 'Death Tax'
• By: Josh Goodman
• States Are Turning Back To Estate Taxes

• A Sticky Business
• By: Ellen Perlman
• No state is immune from hosting private contractors who come to do a job, are paid well--and never leave.

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• By: Ellen Perlman

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• By: Ellen Perlman

• The Used-Food Market
• By: Tom Arrandale
• With oil prices jumping, local governments may want to take another look at turning into energy material their garbage trucks pick up every day.

• When Brac Comes Calling
• By: William Fulton
• Nothing is more political or emotional than base closures. But in the end, how much does it really matter?

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