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Tod Newcombe

Tod Newcombe

Managing Editor

Tod is the managing editor of Governing and the contributing editor of our sister publication, Government Technology. He was previously the editor of Public CIO, e.Republic’s award-winning publication for IT executives in the public sector, and is the author of several books on information management. 

Orchestras, large and small, are struggling financially, and that’s bad news for cities.
A new report gives the next mayor of New York City a set of innovative reforms that have proven effective and scalable in other cities.
The Rockefeller Foundation is awarding $100 million to cities willing to create chief resilience officers to prepare for and recover from disasters, which have increased in frequency and intensity due to climate change.
The days of numerous flights from the nation’s small, medium and large airports are over.
Cities like San Francisco and Chicago are running into resistance from drivers as they try to meet demand for more bike lanes.
A new report says 488 states, counties and cities now have a plan that calls for streets that are "safe for all users of all ages and abilities."
What's missing from government is the kind of "disruptive innovation" that has transformed so many other areas of our lives.
Arkansas’ unique approach to budgeting, a product of the Depression, is helping the state keep out of the red.
These nine topics will shape debate in state legislatures in 2012.
The 267-year-old tradition is alive and well in Pelham, Mass.