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Financial Condition and Population Decline: The Challenge in Attracting Residents
Shrinking cities are under pressure by their state governments to remain solvent. This has led to an increasing reliance on non-governmental entities to provide important community services—but is this sustainable…
Our Current Situation
As public servants, we know that we serve at the pleasure of the public agenda and that we do not serve personal agendas nor the agendas of those that are…
Political Will: An Indication For Autocracy or a Scapegoat?
Authority, vision and commitment—also known as political will—are needed in enacting reforms to public policies. Yet to what extent is political will a scapegoat? And to what extent is it…
Setting a Vision: A Lesson from History
President Woodrow Wilson failed in his vision to create the League of Nations that he felt would serve as a bulwark to future world wars. Yet Wilson’s historical failure provides…
In Search of Ethics of Character Over Conduct
Governmental ethics center on transparency with the assumption that transparency will lead to accountability. It’s not a bad goal. The problem is that good conduct is not necessarily an indicator…
Ethical Walls
We must understand ethics even when choices seem to contradict our personal beliefs or instincts, especially when working with clients and community partners. …
Pencils and Parking Tickets: The Potential of Donations-For-Fines Programs
Although they may be viewed as a novelty, recent donations-for-fines programs have the potential to simultaneously address two problematic issues: funding for K-12 education and social equity in civil fines…
Time to Get Serious about the United States National Debt (Continued)
While budget deals passed by the Senate are important in avoiding a budget shutdown, there remains structural budget issues with our national budget—mainly, how to address the ever increasing national…
Are Your Hiring Practices Getting in the Way of Picking Better Leaders?
Perhaps a solution to the prevalence of poor leadership is to improve our definition of leadership, particularly during the hiring process. That includes being aware of how gendered expectations impact…
E-Government, Access and Legitimacy
Our mobile-connected citizens are a new opportunity for governments to foster legitimacy.…
Volunteering During A Disaster
American’s desire to volunteer post-disaster goes back to the very founding of this nation. There are a variety of ways for volunteers to help out after a disaster has hit.…
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