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A Tale of Six Cities
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Carletta Walker January 27, 2017 As we enter 2017,…
Collaborative Governance: San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center
San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center is now under construction in the city's Financial District. Financing, design, construction, and operation is the responsibility of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority. State law…
Social Demographics Impacting the Infrastructure
Many think of public values and attitudes as passing fads. Yet, research has found that public views on a variety of topics underwent fundamental shifts in the last quarter century.…
Michigan’s Municipal Takeover Law
Michigan has one of the most aggressive policies for responding to local fiscal crises. In 2011, Michigan passed what is commonly called “PA 4” into law, giving the state’s emergency…
The Estranged Legislative and Executive Branches
Hugh Heclo's A Government of Strangers, published 40 years ago, described the very different worlds of high-level federal appointees and the civil-servant worker bees they purportedly manage. Today that sort…
What Makes the Home Rule Cities Group Effective
In last quarter’s column, I discussed the formation and organization of the Home Rule Cities over 20k group, an informal quarterly meeting of mayors from the described cities. The group…
The Future of Government HR Management
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Bill Brantley May 5, 2015 When I introduce myself…
A Post Election Analysis of the Federal Bureaucracy
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Antwain Leach November 21, 2014 Now that the midterm…
Is the Cure for Cancer on the Horizon?
We are just past the first decade into the third century of what can be called modern science. We have made significant strides against many human infectious diseases. However, we…
2014 Founders’ Fellows: Smarter Government
Responsibility, Authority, the Iraqi SIV Program By Craig Wickstrom, Cleveland State University “Visa program fails those who aided U.S.” proclaimed a column title in the Miami Herald on October 9, 2013. …
Leadership Inspires or Prompts Endless Crises
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Jamil Jreisat February 21, 2017 Past experiences in public…
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