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Chaos and Confusion: The Erosion of Administrative Capacity in Wisconsin

Chaos and Confusion: The Erosion of Administrative Capacity in Wisconsin

What does the deconstruction of the administrative state actually look like in practice? What are the governing consequences of efforts to reduce bureaucratic authority? The case of Wisconsin provides an…

Existing Biases in Public-Nonprofit Contractual Arrangements: Rising Risks for Emerging Nonprofit Organizations

Existing Biases in Public-Nonprofit Contractual Arrangements: Rising Risks for Emerging Nonprofit Organizations

Governments tend to depend on previous partnerships with selected nonprofits when determining partnerships or funding. Yet a considerable number of emerging and local nonprofits who have pressing needs, capacities and…

Reentry Programs from Both A Criminal Justice and Public Policy Perspective

Reentry Programs from Both A Criminal Justice and Public Policy Perspective

The vast majority of inmates at some point or another will be paroled and become members of the community once again. It is important that they function appropriately and become…

City Revenues and State Laws

City Revenues and State Laws

The goal of our nation’s state governments should be to provide revenue options for their municipal governments so that cities have the option of decreasing reliance on property taxes. Such…

Illinois CTA (Collaboration + Transformation = Awareness) Plan

Illinois CTA (Collaboration + Transformation = Awareness) Plan

Are we combating the opioid epidemic effectively? The problem may be the lack of interoperability leveraging technology, accountability for grant funding and a need to develop a public nation-wide neighborhood…

The Redistricting Controversy in Pennsylvania and the Importance of the Public Voice: Part I

The Redistricting Controversy in Pennsylvania and the Importance of the Public Voice: Part I

The topic of redistricting is still being debated across the country—whether legislatively or within state courtrooms. Individual states now have a greater onus placed upon them in deciding increasingly complex…

Public? Private? All Hail the Power of Collaboration!

Public? Private? All Hail the Power of Collaboration!

Today’s rapidly evolving American society will require a great deal of collaboration between public and private organizations. Where there are common top-level goals, there is opportunity to reach out for…

Citizen Behavior Change: The Social Marketing Approach

Citizen Behavior Change: The Social Marketing Approach

Social marketing is often the most efficient and effective strategy for achieving higher rates of behavior change, as well as producing greater returns on investment of resources. This column, and…

The Virtue of Trust…Earned Then Confirmed

The Virtue of Trust…Earned Then Confirmed

As public administrators confront ethical dilemmas, they undoubtedly will make some tough decisions. From an ethical perspective, success will depend ultimately upon public administrators exhibiting the motives, means and impact…

Panelists Take Heed

Panelists Take Heed

Leadership panels can open an opportunity for vigorous discussion of major issues. But often these panels yield far less. Make these discussions work for all by paving a foundation of…