Sustainable Communities

• Study Measures Immigrants' Children's Success
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   February 8, 2013
• Americans who were born to immigrant parents are doing better than the foreign born on important measures of socioeconomic success, and in at least one area — education — have outperformed the population as a whole.

• Can Medicaid Dental Coverage Boost Massachusetts' Economy?
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   February 6, 2013
• Few states provide comprehensive dental coverage. Massachusetts is hoping that better teeth will lead to better jobs for low-income adults.
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• Advancing the Debate: Why 2013 Is (or Isn’t) Right for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   February 4, 2013
• Pundits think the stars are aligned for comprehensive immigration reform.

• Cuomo Hopes to Buy Homes Wrecked by Sandy But Not Rebuild
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   February 4, 2013
• Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is proposing to spend as much as $400 million to purchase homes wrecked by Hurricane Sandy, have them demolished and then preserve the flood-prone land permanently, as undeveloped coastline.

• New Orleans Opens New Streetcar Line Just in Time for Super Bowl
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   NEW ORLEANS   |   February 2, 2013
• New line extends service to French Quarter, Superdome and downtown.

• Boulder, Colo., Likely to Adopt Its Own Green Utility
• BY: false   |   Boulder, Colo.   |   February 1, 2013
• The City Council is expected to vote in favor of the controversial idea, putting it on the vanguard of efforts to break the monopoly of corporate utility companies.

• California Bullet Train Route Land Still Not Purchased
• Source: The Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   February 1, 2013
• Construction of California's high-speed rail network is supposed to start in just six months, but the state hasn't acquired a single acre along the route and faces what officials are calling a challenging schedule to assemble hundreds of parcels needed in the Central Valley.

• Great Plains Cities Experipence Strong Growth from Agriculture, Energy
• Source: USA Today   |   February 1, 2013
• While city governments in certain regions of the country muddle through the fallout from the Great Recession, many cities in the Great Plains are pondering what to buy instead of what to cut.

• The Income Tax Rebellion: Can It Work?
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   January 31, 2013
• The loudest collective rallying cry from governors this year is not over the usual themes of growing jobs and having a more competitive economy. This year, the buzz is all about the race to zero.
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• Cities Strengthening Bonds with Their International Sisters
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene   |   February 2013
• There's a new push to get these 2,000 international partnerships working together on concrete development programs.

• What China's Unique Urbanization Can Teach America
• BY: Alan Greenblatt   |   February 2013
• Nineteen of the 20 fastest-growing cities in the world last year were in China. For more from Governing's first-ever International Issue, click here.
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• Tax Credits for Hiring Homeless Proposed in Utah
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   January 31, 2013
• The measure cleared its first hurdle but created a heated debate among the public, probably signifying a tough battle the bill will face when it receives full debate on the House floor.

• Mexico City's Recycling Incentive: More Food
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   February 2013
• Mexico City has a massive trash problem that's partially caused by citizens' resistance to recycle. To encourage them to do so, the city gives residents food vouchers in exchange for their recyclable waste.
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• Post-Disaster New Zealand Finds Use for Vacant Spaces
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   February 2013
• A town destroyed by two earthquakes shows U.S. states and cities what they can do with areas decimated by natural disasters.

• Affordable and Luxurious Housing Come Hand in Hand in Vienna
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   February 2013
• Vienna has figured out how to offer high-quality apartments with low-cost rent and renters' rights that would be unheard of in the United States. Advocates say it's a model worth examining.
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