Citizens & Performance

• Logic Models and the Quest for Results
• BY: Russ Linden   |   February 8, 2012
• They can help governments achieve the outcomes they want. But they have their downsides.

• A Model for Results
• BY: Todd Newcombe   |   February 8, 2012
• "Logic models" aren't a perfect solution, but they can be a useful tool to help governments get the outcomes they want.

• Ron Paul: States Should Resolve Land Management Issues
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Nation   |   February 3, 2012
• Republican Rep. Ron Paul railed against the federal government during campaign stops in Nevada on Thursday, saying states are in the best position to resolve conflicts over the management of wild horses and roads on public lands.
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• Can Fiscal Sanity Be Mandated?
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   February 2, 2012
• California may be about to find out, if an initiative that’s breathtaking in scope gets onto the ballot.
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• Dean, Engler Call for Changes in Political Leadership
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   February 1, 2012
• Reflecting on the political climate facing state and local governments in 2012, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and former Michigan Gov. John Engler pointed to a lack of leadership in Washington as a hindrance.
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• OMB Controller Werfel Shares Lessons of Recovery Act
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   February 1, 2012
• U.S. Controller Danny Werfel discussed key lessons from the Recovery Act to attendees at Governing's Outlook in the States and Localities conference.
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• The Cost-Benefit Imperative
• BY: Susan K. Urahn   |   February 1, 2012
• A group of states is adapting a successful model to target scarce funds for the greatest return on investment.
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• Putting Results First
• BY: Todd Newcombe   |   February 1, 2012
• Done properly, cost/benefit analysis can help governments make better decisions.

• Connecticut Gov. Malloy on His Fixes for Budgets, Benefits, Jobs
• BY: Tina Trenkner   |   January 31, 2012
• Budget holes, public sector benefits and job creation: these are issues everyone governor is grappling with. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has made considerable progress on each of them, explaining his approach during a lunchtime keynote speech Tuesday.

• The Future of Federal Spending
• BY: Mike Maciag,Ryan Holeywell   |   February 2012
• A slew of different players are considering major changes to how federal spending is tracked and all of their efforts will likely impact state and local governments.

• L.A. Councilman Curbs the ‘Mansionization’ of Studio City
• BY: Tina Trenkner   |   February 2012
• Paul Krekorian crafted a compromise to curb the building of large homes on small lots that satisfies all stakeholders.

• Curbside Composting Added to a Major City: Is It Yours?
• BY: Elizabeth Daigneau   |   February 2012
• Nearly 100 cities now divert food waste from landfills. It’s far from becoming the norm, though, considering most major cities still don’t even have curbside recycling.
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• 'Constraints Management' Breaks Down Barriers to Efficiency
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene   |   February 2012
• Government efficiency initiatives come and go. But Utah has had continued success with one in particular.
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• Government Cloud Computing May Sustain Public Records
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   February 2012
• The fate of Data.gov, which housed hundreds of thousands of public data when its funding got cut, may contain the outlines of a model for sustaining digital records.