Cities groom talent for private sector
When a Chicago-based manufacturer of sprinkler pipe and conduit needed to hire 50 employees for a new third shift, it turned to Chicago's Workforce Center
Crown Communities
While local governments get credit for filling potholes, that hardly covers the countless other services they provide in the interest of public safety
One for all
In 1999, the Knights of the White Kamellia Ku Klux Klan applied for a permit to hold a rally at the Harrison County courthouse plaza in Clarksburg, W.Va.
Local governments fight climate change
The ski slopes of Aspen, Colo., have attracted thousands of vacationers for decades, but warmer temperatures in the last 10 years have cut the ski season
Rider on the storm
Late last summer, Americans saw the devastation of Hurricane Katrina as it swept through New Orleans. Far fewer, however, saw the destruction of smaller
The buck stretches here
Without a leasing contract, Graham County, Ariz., would have a difficult time replacing its old phone system. But by spreading the payments over five
Ahead of the curve
Every day, 650,000 vehicles navigate the 148-mile New Jersey Turnpike into New York City. The turnpike's 29 interchanges, periodic construction, occasional
A good place to run
Rain barrels, permeable driveways and prairie potholes are a few new stormwater shelters.
Driving the money down
State and local governments fight for their shares of the newly appropriated federal transportation funding.
It’s all about "connectivity" – the connection between government and its citizens, and the real and perceived benefits that arise from that. Governments manage more effectively and efficiently through greater public input and feedback.
By dbevarlky on Apr. 27, 2012