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The Landscape of Long-term Care in State Correctional Institutions
Just like all other populations within the United States, the population behind bars is continuing to grow older. But, state correctional policies for elderly inmate care highly vary. Part of…
Second Amendment
As perhaps the most iconic Amendment to the Constitution, America’s right to bear arms may be the most cited Amendment of the last 20 years. We all know it, so…
Cycle of Poverty
In a political science class, I referred my students to the case of Singapore and mentioned how one of the key differences between Singapore and Puerto Rico was that in…
Modeling Mentoring
Growing up, I survived on instilled values of mentors. Four decades later, I continue to receive value from mentors and realized this past week, I still seek to be mentored.…
Morally and Fiscally Responsible Health Care Policy
Fiscally sound policy should insure that taxpayer dollars spent benefit the public good and should ultimately provide a return on investment. Expanding Medicaid is helping keep hospitals financially solvent, improves…
Changing the Perceptions of Drug Addiction in the Realm of Public Health
The current opioid crisis has focused the medical research, legislative and fiduciary spotlights on what can and should be done to solve this problem. Treatment methods of the previous 30…
R * E * S * P * E * C * T
isrespect seems the norm these days. We particularly see it in the language of many of our elected and appointed officials. Unfortunately, when unacceptable language or behavior becomes a visible…
Hiring and Recruitment in the Public Agency: More than Just Filling an Empty Spot
Within every department in every agency, recruitment of highly skilled employees is one of the most important functions of a public manager. When it comes to recruitment, a manager is…
Federalism: The Big Excuse
Everyone is in favor of better roads. That’s not the problem. As we all know, the problem is: Who will pay? In Washington, everyone wants the states to pay. In…
Have Diplomacy – Will Travel
The role of U.S. ambassadors is in the news again. You may have noticed we haven’t been filling all those vacancies around the world. The reasons for not doing so…
Forward Movement on Infrastructure and the Policy Moment
There are now competing federal infrastructure plans in DC or at least the outlines that can be used for actual legislation. The plans are significantly different and speak to the…
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