February 2012 | Table of Contents
FEATURES
- Did the Stimulus Do Anything for Transparency?
- The economic impact of the stimulus is unclear and highly debated. But one thing is for sure: it's done more to promote government transparency than any piece of legislation in recent memory.
- The Future of Federal Spending
- A slew of different players are considering major changes to how federal spending is tracked and all of their efforts will likely impact state and local governments.
- Denver Health Becomes Profitable After Using Toyota as a Template
- Lean manufacturing has made Denver Health a model for public health care.
- How Game Theory is Reinventing Crime Fighting
- Elected officials across the nation from both political parties have begun to examine ways to replace a tough corrections policy with a smart one.
- Old Architecture Buildings Pit Preservation vs. Progress
- A new generation of old structures is raising fresh questions about the rehabbing of architectural gems.
- Water Shortage Tests El Paso's Conservation Efforts
- El Paso began preparing for shortages two decades ago. Now, it's seen as a leader in confronting a crisis that many expect to spread beyond Texas.
- Restored Streetcars Now Desirable
- To the delight of many, old streetcars are being restored to their former glory and put back into transit service in New Orleans, Philadelphia and Portland.
POLITICS + POLICY
- Conservatives Question the War on Drugs
- Some surprising political figures like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have started questioning how effective U.S. drug policy is.
- Downtown Revitalization During a Recovery: Great Idea or Huge Mistake?
- Only time will tell if Kansas City’s unusual and possibly risky move will pay off.
- Elected as a Democrat, Now Governing the City Like a Republican
- Some liberal leaders are pursuing a conservative economic agenda.
- TED Prize Winner: City 2.0
- For the first time, the TED Prize (which includes a cash prize) is being awarded to an idea, not a person. But cities will benefit.
- Government Cloud Computing May Sustain Public Records
- The fate of Data.gov, which housed hundreds of thousands of public data when its funding got cut, may contain the outlines of a model for sustaining digital records.
- The Plastic Bag Ban: A Battle of Socio-Economic Policy
- This latest skirmish shows how localities, not the feds, are driving eco-policy.
- Are Consumer-Driven Health Plans Really Saving Money?
- CDHPs are slowly becoming the next big thing in health-care cost control, but studies show that they only save about 1 percent over traditional plans.
- Curbside Composting Added to a Major City: Is It Yours?
- Nearly 100 cities now divert food waste from landfills. It’s far from becoming the norm, though, considering most major cities still don’t even have curbside recycling.
- Why Does Our Infrastructure Resemble a Third-World Country’s?
- One explanation may be our budgeting process.
- Springfield, Mass., Wants to Become a Resurgent City
- And it’s looking to tap the secret of other cities’ success in the post-manufacturing age.
PROBLEM SOLVER
- School-Based Health Centers Reap Benefits
- Studies have found that SBHCs improve students’ health-care access and school success. Now, the Obama administration is helping more states finance them.
- 'Constraints Management' Breaks Down Barriers to Efficiency
- Government efficiency initiatives come and go. But Utah has had continued success with one in particular.
- Cities Give Google Cloud-Based Email Mixed Reviews
- Some cities have switched to the cloud with ease, but Los Angeles, for example, had to abandon it for law enforcement because of outdated security policies.
- GASB's New Hornet's Nest: 'Economic Condition' Reporting
- Should financial projections be "required supplementary information"?
- L.A. Councilman Curbs the ‘Mansionization’ of Studio City
- Paul Krekorian crafted a compromise to curb the building of large homes on small lots that satisfies all stakeholders.
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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