Hotel owners and managers are usually the biggest boosters of their cities. Stands to reason: If outsiders want to visit a place, the hoteliers are the beneficiaries.

You've heard it said, no doubt, that states have been a little timid this year about raising taxes to get themselves out of economic trouble. That's true--at least for those who don't smoke or drink.

The number of vehicle-miles driven keeps rising, but the number of accidents continues to go down.

Techies in several states are all keyed up about providing public employees with do-it-yourself services.

When a state or local agency has money left at the end of the year, a spendthrift mentality tends to take over.