January 2013 | Table of Contents
America is getting older. Fast. Baby boomers -- the 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 -- are rapidly hitting retirement age. The oldest boomers turned 65 last year, and for the next two decades, Americans will hit that age at a rate of 8,000 a day. By the time you finish reading this paragraph, another five boomers will have reached 65.
Governing's multiple-part series on aging in America continues this month with a new magazine feature (below) as well as additional stories, data and interactive content at governing.com/generations.
Poverty Among the Elderly Getting Harder to Ignore
Many elders are ill-prepared to shoulder the cost of retirement, and the gap between what seniors need to live on versus what they have might land squarely on state and local governments.
FEATURES
- Newbies Infiltrate State Legislative Chambers
- Thanks to term limits and anti-incumbent fervor, half the lawmakers across the country have less than two years’ experience.
- Top 10 Legislative Issues to Watch in 2013
- Here are 10 of the biggest topics states will tackle in the year ahead.
- Millennials in the Mayor’s Seat
- Young leaders are injecting cities with a new energy.
- Pension Obligation Bonds: Risky Gimmick or Smart Investment?
- Pension obligation bonds have bankrupted whole cities. Yet some governments are still big players.
POLITICS + POLICY
- The Era of Divided Government is Over
- For the first time in a long time, one party holds both the legislature and governorship in 37 states.
- States Double Down on Incentives to Woo Companies
- In the wake of the recession and the long, slow recovery from it, state and local governments have been even more eager to offer incentives to the few projects they have hopes of landing.
- Why N.Y. Lawmakers Work When No One Else Does
- Whether anyone is there or not, New York state Assemblyman John J. McEneny calls a session every three days. There’s a reason why.
- Teachers Rack Up Wins Against Reform Efforts
- Education reform ideas that have generally received widespread support are experiencing pushback in the states, including some surprising places.
- Is Universal Phone Service a Sleeper Issue to Watch in 2013?
- There are conflicting pressures on the universal service fee to maintain “plain old telephone service” on one hand and help pay for a broadband future on the other.
- Who Pays for Superstorm Sandy?
- States don’t just want money to rebuild -- they want money to make far-reaching changes to infrastructure too.
- In Wake of Meningitis Outbreak, Who Will Oversee Compounding Pharmacies?
- Investigations uncovered a loophole that some compounding pharmacies exploited for financial gain. Now, regulators and policymakers must decide who’s going to close it -- the feds or the states.
- Sandy Forces Northeast to Rethink Infrastructure
- In an effort to emerge more resilient and prosperous, states and localities are rethinking power grids, roads and sewers in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
PROBLEM SOLVER
- Governments Resisting the Urge to Merge
- Despite strained finances, there’s been no significant shift toward consolidation in recent years.
- The Difficulties of Measuring Government Success
- Take weatherization. It’s harder than advertised to come up with an easy way to assess the program’s success.
- Miami Taps into Organic, Local Food Movement to End Homelessness
- A community just outside the city offers homeless people a paycheck and place to live in exchange for work on a sustainable urban farm.
- New Anti-Bullying Program Shows Promise in New Hampshire
- Nine-week program that teaches good morals, ethics and behaviors has resulted in increased reporting of incidents.
- How Acting Like a Tech Entrepreneur Can Improve Government Services
- Letting the public test unfinished products saves agencies money and time.
- The Secret to Massachusetts’ High Credit Rating
- Massachusetts has the highest credit rating it’s ever had. Its secret? Discipline.
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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