It's a way to measure progress toward building and strengthening a culture of learning and improvement.
Hoping to wring more profits out of moviegoers, theaters are asking cities for permission to serve alcohol. Despite some strong pushback, they're mostly getting their way.
Bots and cognitive systems can automate repetitive, routine tasks, freeing humans for more creative work.
They bring people together. We need more of them.
By aligning its transformation efforts with six priority areas, Georgia's most populous county is seeing early progress.
In the aftermath of catastrophes like Harvey and Irma, reliable, transparent information can guide a democratic and inclusive rebuilding effort.
Bringing back the failed strategies of the past is a mistake. Mayors are embracing innovative, forward-looking strategies.
It's valuable real estate for development. Working together, local and federal leaders can put it to work.
Corn-producing states love the federal mandate to add it to motor fuels, but it no longer makes sense — if it ever did.
The typical approach can result in the wrong people — or not enough of the right people — being engaged in the response.
A code of ethics should be about more than preventing abuses. It should also promote positive contributions.
A new learning collaborative is charting efforts in four metros to connect minority communities to entrepreneurial resources.
It's too hard for low-income households to take advantage of programs to lower their utility bills. Some cities are making progress.
A California county is working to bring all stakeholders together to attack the problem far more effectively.
An effective approach requires integrating proactive, agile defenses deeply into organizations.
Spokane's city-county partnership is an ambitious effort to produce better outcomes while spending taxpayer money wisely.
The list of potential public-sector uses is long and growing. But they present some procurement challenges.
Low take-up is a problem at every level of government. As recent research shows, just keeping things simple can help a lot.
It would slam the insurance industry, bringing downturns in the bond market and tax revenues.
Aiming to make them more difficult to get, many states are considering strengthening their laws. There's evidence about what makes for a good one.
New federal funding will help, but states need to focus it on treatment backed by evidence.
One little-discussed aspect of the legislation would significantly change the way state Medicaid programs are funded and could erode coverage nationwide.
There are many choices and challenges, but it's an attainable goal.
Governments and nonprofits are collaborating on successful approaches to mitigating home foreclosures. Those efforts need to be sustained.
An app like the one Cincinnati has created to track heroin overdoses can help first responders and others deploy their resources more effectively.
More and more, local governments are coming to understand that they can't count on Washington.
Autonomous-vehicle technology is about to bring big changes to the way our freight moves. It can't come soon enough.
Australia has had success with 'asset recycling.' Maybe turning old into new could work here too.
They have unrecognized strengths for adapting to a disrupting economy.
There's a lot that state policymakers could be doing to find real solutions to education's pressing problems.
Cyber breaches can cost the taxpayers a lot of money. But the consequences aren't just financial.
