Cover Story
How America's Overmedicating Low-Income and Foster Kids
BY Chris Kardish
More kids in the U.S., especially low-income and foster-care children, are on antipsychotics than in any other country. States are just starting to intervene.
FEATURES
Infrastructure & Environment
Utah’s Secret Weapon for Long-Range Planning
Most governments don’t plan for population growth well. But Utah’s grassroots, nonideological, research-based approach has become a model for other states and localities.
BY Peter Harkness
Education
In Memphis, Revolt Overshadows Education Reform's Successes
Driven by fear and frustration, protesters are starting to drown out the supporters of the nation's most ambitious attempt to fix failing schools.
BY John Buntin
Infrastructure & Environment
Once a Vacation Spot, Now an Ecological Nightmare
Southern California’s Salton Sea has been neglected for decades, but there’s reason to hope for its restoration.
BY David Kidd
POLITICS + POLICY
Public Safety & Justice
Why Cities Hit the Brakes on Red Light Cameras
The use of the once-popular traffic devices has been in decline since 2013.
BY Daniel C. Vock
Education
The Classroom Racial Gap Hits an All-Time High
Minority students became the majority this year, but most teachers are still white. Policymakers are seeking for ways to get and keep more minority teachers.
BY Chris Kardish
Politics
Q&A With States’ and Localities’ New Man in D.C.
The head of the White House Office of Governmental Affairs talks about his plans for the job and what to expect on the domestic front during Obama’s remaining time in office.
BY Alan Greenblatt
Finance
What Would You Do With a Budget Surplus?
One Ohio county is rolling in so much extra revenue that it's offering other counties low-interest loans for infrastructure projects.
BY Liz Farmer
Assessments
Is Education Reform Worth the Demise of Neighborhood Schools?
Some worry the benefits of a better education don’t outweigh the new problems it brings.
BY Alan Ehrenhalt
Washington Watch
The ‘CEO-Mayors’ Who Care About Cities Instead of Profits
Dan Gilbert of Detroit is just one example of what a CEO determined to help their communities can accomplish.
BY Peter Harkness
Politics
In Red States, Cities Can’t Win
The lack of urban legislators in Republican states means cities will have their concerns largely ignored or challenged.
BY Alan Greenblatt
Infrastructure & Environment
5 Ways to Get People to Recycle More Electronics
Despite states’ e-recycling laws, electronics are the fastest-growing type of waste in landfills.
BY Elizabeth Daigneau
Health & Human Services
Are Home Health Workers Worth More Than Babysitters?
A looming court ruling will decide whether states have to give minimum wage and overtime pay to home health aides. Most states argue it would be financially crippling.
BY Chris Kardish
Transportation & Infrastructure
Where’s America’s Entrepreneurial Economy?
Despite many perceptions, entrepreneurship and self-employment have been on the decline for years, especially among Millennials.
BY Aaron M. Renn
Urban Notebook
The Dangers of Busting Law-Breaking Businesses
Regulating businesses is necessary, but it can have negative impacts on struggling cities.
BY Scott Beyer
PROBLEM SOLVER
Management & Labor
Workers Aren’t the Only Ones Waiting for Wage Growth
Decades of stagnant pay is costing states and localities tax revenue.
BY Mike Maciag
Smart Management
How Government Can Benefit from Becoming Better Storytellers
Most politicians fail to communicate the importance of policies to the public because they lack skills in the art of the anecdote.
BY Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene
On Leadership
States Recognizing the Value of New Americans
Legal immigrants are some of the nation’s biggest job creators, which is why more cities are viewing them as a key to economic revival.
BY Mark Funkhouser
Tech Talk
States Use Big Data to Nab Tax Fraudsters
Technology has made it easier for people to commit tax fraud and for governments to catch it.
BY Tod Newcombe
Public Money
The Unforeseen Fiscal Challenges of Uber-Like Services
On-demand services like Uber and Airbnb will force state and local governments to rethink taxes, zoning and retirement.
BY Frank Shafroth
Infrastructure & Environment
When Life Gives You Potholes, Make Art
An artist in Chicago uses the city’s potholes as his canvas.
BY Elizabeth Daigneau
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