FEATURES

• In Memphis, a Plea for Regionalism
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• A C Wharton Jr. has believed in regional cooperation for years. As a candidate for mayor of Memphis, he's about to get one last chance to go for it.

• How Bureaucracy and Bickering Brought Down Niagara Falls
• By: Rob Gurwitt

• The mighty river cuts between two cities. One of them is doing fine. The other is a mess.

• Did Bill Bratton Succeed in Changing LAPD's Culture?
• By: John Buntin

• He'll leave behind a lower crime rate in Los Angeles. But his real struggle was with the ghosts of the police department's past.

• Methane from Landfills
• By: Brendan Schlauch

• Localities are finding new ways to use a potent greenhouse gas.

• Primary Care Looks to States for a Booster Shot
• By: Josh Goodman

• Retail clinics and community health centers need backing to make basic health services available.

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• By: Josh Goodman

POLITICS + POLICY

• Scandals at Home Weaken New Mexico's Governor
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Ethics will inevitably be a major part of next year's gubernatorial election.

• New Jersey's 'Non-Operating' School Districts
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Even with no students, they get a tax break.

• Abdicating the Budget Role to the Governor
• By: Alan Greenblatt

• Illinois legislators opted to punt their problems into next year.

• Gay Marriage at a Crossroads
• By: Josh Goodman

• If a same-sex marriage law survives in Maine this fall, it may mean a shift in political momentum.

• The Governors' Big-State Blues
• By: Josh Goodman

• Big-state governors are less popular than those in small states.

• 'Death Panels' Rationed Care 50 Years Ago
• By: John Buntin

• It took a big public program to put an end to the dialysis panels.

• Tying Federal Funding to Regional Cooperation
• By: Peter Harkness
• For the White House, the new mantra is 'metro regions.'

• The Fight to Commercialize Rest Areas
• By: Josh Goodman

• States want to offer drivers more than vending machines.

• Challenging Office Buildings to Go Green
• By: Brendan Schlauch

• A contest in Chicago encourages landlords and tenants to lower their carbon footprints.

• Economic Planning: More than One Agency Can Handle
• By: William Fulton
• There is a good lesson in the travails of a mammoth New York agency.

• A Competition to Re-Think the Suburbs
• By: Christopher Swope
• A little bit of absurdity may not be such a bad thing.

PROBLEM SOLVER

• Still for Sale: Highways and Bridges
• By: Brendan Schlauch

• Public-private partnerships aren't dead. They're just changing.

• Catching a Bus with a BlackBerry
• By: Ellen Perlman
• Mobile apps and social media are being tweaked to serve transportation needs.

• Few Payoffs for Overtime Pay
• By: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
• It can be a drag on pensions and the bottom line.

• California: Paying the Price for Indulging Citizens
• By: John E. Petersen
• The Golden State's voters opted for more schools, roads and research, but then refused to pay for them.

• For California's New Pension Chief, a Huge Burden
• By: Penelope Lemov

• Joe Dear is putting his faith in the market pendulum.

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