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States disagree on whether health-care reform will spark a boom or lead to a colossal bust.
Lacking a health-care system for the poorest of the poor, Montgomery, Ala., crafted a uniquely local solution.
Supply limits in the Southeast have led to threats of water poaching and calls for toilet rebates to meet the region's unquenchable thirst.
Rapid re-housing might just be the answer to the nation's growing homelessness problem.
States are clamoring for a slice of $4.35 billion for education reform. Will being first help them win?
Keeping the streets of America's snowiest city clean.
Alan Ehrenhalt takes stock of government changes over the last 22 years.
From the Publisher
Letters
Observer
Reaching for a Tuition Tax?
Health Reform, Utah Style
Educating Haley
Gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee's campaign commences with a tax increase.
Sizing up the state of American federalism.
A state legislator from Maine reignites the debate about links between cell phones and cancer.
Utility customers protest the expense attached to smart meters.
Would you be comfortable receiving your health information via text message?
Though the last decade was rather dismal, infrastructure remained on the up and up.
Cities explore temporary uses for vacant lots.
Forget incremental improvement, create a team focused solely on change.
Flawed information on death certificates impacts how states allocate health-care funds.
Idea Center
Friendly rivalry promotes green government and some counties ditch pavement for gravel.
The Los Angeles Google e-mail deal turns political for City Council President Eric Garcetti.
Furlough Fever: Will short workweeks become the norm?
Jeff Adachi: Defending the need for the San Francisco Public Defender's Office.