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P.I.L.O.T.s and Their Importance in Local Government and Not-for-Profit Finance

P.I.L.O.T.s and Their Importance in Local Government and Not-for-Profit Finance

PILOTs perform many useful functions, such as providing crucial revenues for certain municipalities. However, PILOTs have been criticized for the sometimes inconsistent and opaque ways that they are calculated and…

Understanding the Disconnect Between Police Leaders and Frontline Officers

Understanding the Disconnect Between Police Leaders and Frontline Officers

Protests for police reform no longer dominate the front pages of the news cycle, but nonetheless, police departments nationwide are still grappling with how to best respond to the demands…

Internships: Navigating Experiential Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Internships: Navigating Experiential Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article focuses on challenges experienced by internship and project coordinators who are navigating internship and professional project placement experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

National Coordination: The Challenge of Federalism in Times of Global Crisis

National Coordination: The Challenge of Federalism in Times of Global Crisis

Media accounts of federal systems responses to the coronavirus crisis around the world have documented the contrasting performance of federal, state and local governments, either individually or collectively.…

Redefining Farming in India: New Agricultural Policy

Redefining Farming in India: New Agricultural Policy

In September 2020, three Agri reform bills—The Farmers 'Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation), the Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance and Farm Services Agreement and the Essential Commodities…

A Pragmatic Approach to Climate Change: Part 1—Choose a Fact-Based Strategy

A Pragmatic Approach to Climate Change: Part 1—Choose a Fact-Based Strategy

This is the first in a series of columns I will write about the role of government in managing climate change. We must develop promising tactics to act now. …

Why School Board Elections Should Stay Non-Partisan

Why School Board Elections Should Stay Non-Partisan

Now more than ever it is up to local government boards, like school boards, to show that governing is still possible despite societal divisions. We can disagree about specific issues…

Public Policy: Pay Student Athletes?

Public Policy: Pay Student Athletes?

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Martin SellersAugust 24, 2021 The concept of paying student…

Public Administration Ethical Challenges

Public Administration Ethical Challenges

The ASPA code of ethics guides public administrators as they work towards providing government services free from corruption. Unfortunately, several of these tenets are currently experiencing challenges. …