en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Thu, 9 Feb 12:40:22 PST http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-mass-transit-funding-boston.html Thu, 9 Feb 14:0:00 PST We are expanding our transit systems faster than we can pay for them. http://www.governing.com/news/state/gov-report-fy-2012-medicaid-spending-at-or-below-most-projections.html Thu, 9 Feb 12:30:00 PST State Medicaid spending and enrollment for fiscal year 2012 is at or below projections from the beginning of the year, according to a mid-year survey released on Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. http://www.governing.com/news/state/AP-governor-snyder-budget-ties-michigan-school-funding-to-scores.html Thu, 9 Feb 10:15:00 PST Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is tying lots of strings to the extra cash he's offering public schools, universities and communities in next year's budget. http://www.governing.com/news/state/gov-state-education-funding-should-rebound-in-2012.html Tue, 7 Feb 16:0:00 PST State K-12 education funding seems to have bottomed out in 2011 and should recover overall this year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center on Education Policy. http://www.governing.com/news/local/ap-Official-Bankruptcy-Possible-for-Harrisburg.html Tue, 7 Feb 9:20:00 PST HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state official in charge of figuring out how to fix an enormous financial shortfall in Pennsylvania's capital city said in a proposed recovery plan released Monday that "significant and difficult" steps lie ahead, and Harrisburg may end up seeking bankruptcy protection. http://www.governing.com/news/local/gov-former-philly-schools-superintendent-unemployment-claim-denied.html Fri, 3 Feb 10:15:00 PST Former Philadelphia schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman, who left her post with a controversial buyout worth nearly $1 million from the district, had her unemployment claim denied by the state of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-fiscal-sanity-california-government-performance-accountability.html Thu, 2 Feb 14:0:00 PST California may be about to find out, if an initiative that’s breathtaking in scope gets onto the ballot. http://www.governing.com/news/local/ap-Providence-Mayor-Warns-of-Possible-Bankruptcy.html Thu, 2 Feb 13:0:00 PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mayor Angel Taveras painted a bleak picture Thursday of the city's finances, saying Providence faces "devastation" and could go bankrupt if retiree benefits aren't cut and tax-exempt institutions like Brown University don't pay more in lieu of taxes. http://www.governing.com/news/state/AP-rhode-island-governor-seeks-400K-more-for-central-falls-receiver.html Wed, 1 Feb 15:15:00 PST The cost of the state-appointed receiver and legal fees related to bankruptcy proceedings in the Rhode Island city of Central Falls is nearly $400,000 more this fiscal year than budgeted, and the total spent on the receivership is expected to reach $2.26 million by July. http://www.governing.com/news/state/gov-controller-danny-werfel-shares-lessons-of-recovery-act.html Wed, 1 Feb 13:30:00 PST U.S. Controller Danny Werfel discussed key lessons from the Recovery Act to attendees at Governing's Outlook in the States and Localities conference.