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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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A Win for Anonymous Bloggers
Bloggers everywhere are beating their chests about the Delaware Supreme Court's decision last week that an anonymous blogger's identity can stay a secret. The case ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Rebel Mayors No More
Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroit's "hip-hop mayor," said yesterday that he'll stop wearing the diamond earring that has been his trademark for the past four ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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UnSaintly Economic Development
Has the Lone Star State's noteworthy generosity after Hurricane Katrina morphed into old-fashioned Texas opportunism? One can't help but wonder, with the news that San ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Pensioners' Plaza
I still can't decide whether to file this item in my "Pension Fund Power" folder, or the newly created "Haley Barbour & ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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A Breakthrough on Homelessness?
I'm headed off to San Francisco tomorrow to see how Mayor Gavin Newsom (pictured) is handling his city's notorious homeless problem. San Francisco, like a ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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First Tuesday Confusion
Josh Goodman's post below sizes up the stakes in today's Colorado TABOR election. But the question I was left with was this: Why is Colorado ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Pandemic Planning's Missing Link
The Washington Post reports today that the new federal plan for handling pandemic flu "counts heavily on the public's cooperation and good sense." ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Prince Charles, New Urbanist
It's not exactly Royal Fever that's hit D.C. this week, but the visit by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall is ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Iowa A.G.: There's no Tobacco Cartel
Iowa's Attorney General, Tom Miller, called me the other day to complain about a story I wrote in Governing's October issue. The piece, about the ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Election Night LiveBlogging
Yummy off-year election results! Eat them up tonight. Mmmm! The feast begins at 6 pm ET.
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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