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State Budgeting: You Can Bend but Never Break Me
Budget dysfunction—the delayed appropriations and threatened shutdowns, with a sprinkling of harsh rhetoric—has permeated the federal government. But states, those “laboratories of democracy” that are closer to the people, have…
Improving Understanding of the U.S. Health Insurance System through Public Education
The United States (U.S.) health insurance system is uniquely complex due to its mix of private and public coverage options with separate, specific eligibility requirements. This complexity makes the system…
Engaging Citizens in Performance Management and Strategic Planning
At the core of any strategic planning/performance management effort should be the development of a mission statement and a vision statement. If developed with citizen input, mission and vision statements…
An Old Glory Story
Last week, I thought a lot about the meaning of our American flag. Our world is filled with symbolism for those who notice. …
Stronger Government to Fight a Public Health Emergency: Making Administrative Preparedness a Priority
Diminished funding leaves state and local departments with limited resources to perform essential public health activities and engage in public health emergency planning and preparedness, as well as limited incentive…
Conservative Convergence in High-Growth Counties: Theory Meets Reality (Part One)
Georgia's race attracted national and international attention along with a flood of campaign financing. The setting was the immediate northern suburbs of Atlanta, within the context of its rapidly expanding…
Next Time
It is never too early to start planning for the next time. Harvey has shown all of us we need more than the Ike Dike to protect homeowners and businesses in…
Administratively Strained: Immigration Courts
U.S. Immigration Courts issue decisions which impact millions inside and outside of the United States. While policy debates continue, these courts work diligently to apply laws to real lives. Absent…
The Opioid Epidemic and the ACA
This month, the Trump Administration announced two new health care initiatives: a “prosecution first” approach to the American Opioid Epidemic, and the winding down the bundled payment pilot to hospitals.…
Japan’s Recent Prime Minister’s Scandals and Records Management
Japanese citizens are entitled to much better public records management and information disclosure, which is the foundation of democratic governance.…
Measuring What Matters in Policing
We now know what the police do operationally and managerially makes a huge difference in the safety of residents and communities. This is welcomed news. As we think about the…
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