October 2005 | Table of Contents
Features
- The Last One-Term Statehouse
- 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
- For decades, highway engineers focused on designing wider, straighter, faster roads. Now, moving traffic quickly is no longer the sole goal.
- Monster Maps
- Has devious district-making killed electoral competition?
- Fraud Squad
- Appointing inspectors general to probe reports of wrongdoing is politically popular. And some IGs are becoming very powerful.
- Where Are They Now?
- States and localities are using GPS to put moving targets on the map.
- Tailpipe Revolt
- Nobody likes to do emissions testing. A few states have decided it's time to stop. EPA is willing to listen.
- Bitter Pill Fight
- Two drug-pricing initiatives are duking it out in California.
Up Front
- A New View of Sprawl
- The conventional wisdom about suburbs and sprawl can change dramatically over time.
- Fight Against Fat
- State and local governments are discovering new weapons in the battle to keep citizens in shape.
- Risk and Responsibility
- If the feds always pay the tab for disaster relief, there's little local incentive to halt risky development.
- Hybrid Confusion
- Some hybrid cars can save government a lot of money. Others don't save it a dime.
- Duop Music
- Broadband politics is turning out to be mostly just a game for two. That's not always good.
- Puff Of Collusion
- Cigarette companies and state regulators have discovered it pays to stick together.
- Like Putting Mascara On A Battleship
- Big-box stores with fancy decoration are still just big boxes.
- Santa in Uniontown
- Joe Hardy ran for county office to revive his community--even if he had to pay for it himself.
The Business of Government
- Government To Go
- A handful of public officials and agencies are making their messages and meetings available by "podcast."
- Zen & the Art of Bicycling
- 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'
- States Are Turning Back To Estate Taxes
- A Sticky Business
- No state is immune from hosting private contractors who come to do a job, are paid well--and never leave.
- The Used-Food Market
- 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
- Nothing is more political or emotional than base closures. But in the end, how much does it really matter?
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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