California is always trying to get its local water authorities to cooperate on a regional basis. The state recently put its money where its mouth is, awarding a grant of $22 million to Sacramento-area water agencies that will help them swap water.

Private fundraising to enhance public schools raises questions of inequity.

Bob Brooks is a public servant with perspective: Not only does he simultaneously hold positions in two different city governments but the jobs are located in two different states.

To call something an "uphill battle" is a favorite cliche among policy makers, but when Las Vegas officials inspected a new addition to their city hall this summer, the phrase took on a more literal meaning.

By stupidity or guile, public finance officials--like their corporate peers--can go astray. Fast-buck opportunities are there.