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Christopher Swope

Christopher Swope

Former Editor

Christopher Swope, a former Governing editor, writes about city innovation and leadership.

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Heads Up: 5.30.07
Denver tests new model of child welfare. Rocky Mountain News Spitzer's new take on Wall Street. NYT NV Guv gets off to "suboptimal" ...
April 08, 2010
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WiFi in the Ambulance
When I wrote about WiFi applications for government this month, I focused mostly on Corpus Christi, Texas, which has become something of a national laboratory ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 5.31.07
An artist's rendering of what an offshore wind farm would look like from the beach. WaPo A D.C. bureaucrat who's gettin' it done. WaPo ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 6.1.07
Too-big big rig is a tin can in the Lincoln Tunnel. NYT Luxury hotel developer bets big on downtown Detroit. WSJ (paid subsc) Is Villaraigosa ...
April 08, 2010
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Surveying State Blogs
Attention, readers and writers of state blogs: Who are you? What blogs are you reading? What are you writing? Why? Don't tell me. Tell Emily ...
April 08, 2010
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Don't Mess With Texas' Image
Last week, Texas followed in the footsteps of many states by passing a big tax break for movie productions. The hope, as always, is to ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 7.25.07
Doctor shortage crimps MA health care experiment. WSJ Oakland weighs "goose poop Zamboni." SF Chronicle Iowa spends $4 million to save $3 million. Des Moines ...
April 08, 2010
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Next Up For Zach: People Mag
Zach Patton, our colleague and 13th Floor blogmeister is out today. Which is the only reason why I'll get away with posting this item from ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 7.26.07
Hurricane forecaster: global warming not linked to Atlantic storms. WSJ (paid subs) Study finds obesity spreads among social circles. WaPo FL spends $1 mil to tout ...
April 08, 2010
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The Naked Road
What happens when you rip out all of the pedestrian "safety" features of a city street--the guardrails, the signposts, the white lines on ...
April 08, 2010
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