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Policy, Politics and the Toll on Humanity
The Affordable Care Act provides states with additional federal funding to expand their Medicaid programs. According to a recent report, 30 states (including DC) adopted Medicaid expansion; however 17 states…
Essential Personnel: The Backbone of Disaster Response
Essential personnel are the foundation of disaster response and citizen safety. To perform their duties, they must leave their families and homes during the most serious events and can face…
Practice and Theory in Teacher Education
Contemporary education policy and discussions have centered on improving teacher education in order to provide students with the best education possible. Concurrently, educational research provides new tools for teacher effectiveness…
National Service: A Role Model of Collaboration
Collaboration is defined as working together to achieve something. Public and private partners across the country collaborate to get things done. Collaboration is also one of the greatest assets and…
Shared Services: Myth, Mirage or Magic?
The economy that fuels public and private organizations shows signs of new life. But at one point, government had to consider the unthinkable: shrinking itself with good government consolidation. But…
When Elected Officials Are Not at Fault
It is axiomatic in the field of public administration that “policy directions” from the political top matter more than anything else. Sound policy directions lead to good outcomes. Unsound directions…
Climate Change and State Governments
State planning and environmental agencies are headed for conflict with new requirements from the Federal Emergency Management Administration for state disaster mitigation plans. FEMA wants state agencies to address the…
Multi-state Regionalism: The Future of Economic Development
Cities, townships and counties coordinating economic development is not new. Most states can point to a regional economic development approach. However, most state governments’ spend much of their time competing…
The 21st Century Workforce: Global Trends
Two decades into the 21st century finds the workplace with as many components and trends as a philharmonic orchestra. Moving pieces, such as globalization, technology, diversity and multigenerational employees, require…
Managing Mission Misalignment
Like most natural disasters, large-scale wildfires do not respect jurisdictional boundaries. This makes them an excellent test case for exploring the sometimes conflicting missions and approaches among the various federal,…
Business Improvement Districts as Public Service Partners
Cities continue to experience economic decline as they try to recoup from the Great Recession. They struggle with budgets which lead to decreased ability to provide additional services to neighborhoods…