In fighting the nation's most insidious disease, states have long deferred to the feds. Georgia is changing that.

Governmental power has been decentralizing for 20 years now. Some think that's over. They should think again.

For someone who grew up in Philadelphia, Shirley Franklin has the perfect Atlanta pedigree. That may explain why she managed a few weeks ago to win the city's mayoralty without a runoff, and will take office next month as Atlanta's first female chief executive.

Since crises aren't predictable, we can only hope to have the right leader at the right moment.

Managing IT has traditionally been more about technology than it has been about policy. This is likely to change.