October 2000
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States are finding that a few billion dollars in tobacco money can go
a long way toward smoothing out differences.
A reform-minded governor thinks performance measurement is the first
step toward a healthy state future.
One way for communities to expand is to grab any piece of unattached
territory nearby. But compulsive annexation carries a high price.
Several major cities are planning new municipal buildings that express
both their local identity and their stature in the global economy.