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From Rescue to Resilience: How American Rescue Plan Funding Can Support Long-Term Fiscal Health

From Rescue to Resilience: How American Rescue Plan Funding Can Support Long-Term Fiscal Health

On March 12, 2021, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law, which included approximately $350 billion in direct aid to state and local governments. How…

Reconsidering Power and Privilege in Philanthropy

Reconsidering Power and Privilege in Philanthropy

How can we ensure that the nonprofits with which we work are truly acting in the best interests of our communities and in ways that are ethical and equitable for…

The Man in the Crowd

The Man in the Crowd

We can hope and pray for an end to white supremacy, but we must commit actively to bringing an end to it.…

What Can We Do About the Perception of Made-Up News?

What Can We Do About the Perception of Made-Up News?

To sustain a healthy and open society, responsible news organizations must exist; public figures must devote themselves to being thoroughly truthful and citizens must regularly look for a balanced variety…

Adapting Income Taxes to the Changing Nature of Work

Adapting Income Taxes to the Changing Nature of Work

As working from home became widespread, the bond between jobs and geography was eroded. This shift has critical consequences for those state and local governments which depend on income tax…

Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure

Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure

In this column, I will introduce industrial control systems to the PA Times community, outline several publicized incidents and offer useful recommendations to begin to address cybersecurity for these systems.…

Strategic Orientations and Gathering Knowledge

Strategic Orientations and Gathering Knowledge

People naturally rely on their beliefs to help make sense of changes and overcome feelings of uncertainty, but public administrators and managers must be intentional in gathering knowledge, respecting scientific…

A Post-COVID Research Agenda

A Post-COVID Research Agenda

Those of us in the public administration community need a research agenda that is up to the task of understanding the post-COVID era.…

Democracy—Yearning to Breathe Free

Democracy—Yearning to Breathe Free

Democracy is not the day’s bargain—it’s the peoples’ choice. Our challenge in the current environment is to fill the voids in government that arise in the lives of our most…

Political and Administrative Implications of Proposed Statehood for D.C.

Political and Administrative Implications of Proposed Statehood for D.C.

As with many other things, time will tell if the District ultimately becomes a state and how successful implementation of statehood fares. …