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A Road to Trust in Government

May 8
3 min

A Road to Trust in Government

by Dawa Hitch, Communication and Public Engagement Director, Asheville, North Carolina. In historically disenfranchised communities,...

The Big CHIPS Act Matching-Subsidy Myth

Apr 4
3 min

The Big CHIPS Act Matching-Subsidy Myth

by Greg LeRoy Executive Director, Good Jobs First, a nonprofit watchdog group on economic development incentives. Public officials,...

A Startling Insight Into the Auditor/City Manager Relationship

Mar 14
3 min

A Startling Insight Into the Auditor/City Manager Relationship

by Hala Altamimi Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Kansas In the public administration...

Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

Mar 6
3 min

Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

by Dr. Ellen Harpel, Founder of Smart Incentives and Randall Bauer, Director, PFM Group Consulting Randall Bauer Ellen Harpel As...

Solutions for the Talent Gap in Finance Offices

Feb 20
4 min

Solutions for the Talent Gap in Finance Offices

By Eric S. Berman, MSA, CPA, CGMA and Dr. Bradford Rockabrand CPA, CIA, MBA, Partners, Eide Bailly, LLP Eric Berman Bradford Rockabrand...

What's Next for Evidence-Based Policy Making?

Feb 2
3 min

What's Next for Evidence-Based Policy Making?

By Elizabeth Linos, Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Director, The...

Fostering Financial Literacy in New York State: How's It Going?

Jan 3
4 min

Fostering Financial Literacy in New York State: How's It Going?

by Thomas P. DiNapoli, Comptroller, New York State Across America, people are facing uncertainty in economic times, with rising...

Ensuring that Essential Goods and Services Are Available in Times of Crisis

Nov 2, 2022
4 min

Ensuring that Essential Goods and Services Are Available in Times of Crisis

by Stephen B. Gordon, lead coordinator of the Continuity of Supply Initiative (CoSI) For the past two and a half years, times have not...

Engaging the Public on Climate Action

Sep 12, 2022
4 min

Engaging the Public on Climate Action

By Chris Adams, CEO of Balancing Act, a creator of simulation-based online engagement tools. With the recent passage of the...

Five Key Benefits of Enterprise Risk Management for Government

Aug 24, 2022
4 min

Five Key Benefits of Enterprise Risk Management for Government

by Marty Benison, Industry Executive Director for State and Local Government, Oracle While the move to “Software as a Service” (SaaS)...

Climate Action: Backed by Budget

Aug 9, 2022
4 min

Climate Action: Backed by Budget

by Chris Fabian, CEO, ResourceX To prevent a “climate catastrophe,” the focus of local, regional, national, and international...

Why States Need Stronger Statutes about Animal Cruelty

Jul 19, 2022
3 min

Why States Need Stronger Statutes about Animal Cruelty

by Diana Urban, former Chair of the Connecticut General Assembly Committee on Children, presently founder and president of Protecting...

Crowdfunding to Help Pay for Infrastructure

Jun 20, 2022
3 min

Crowdfunding to Help Pay for Infrastructure

by John R. Bartle, University of Nebraska at Omaha and Can Chen, Georgia State University John Bartle ...

Keeping the Budget Boring

May 24, 2022
4 min

Keeping the Budget Boring

by Neil Bergsman, Senior Policy Analyst at Maryland Nonprofits with a 35-year background in Maryland government finance, both executive...

Engaging the Community to Serve the Community: The Providence Rescue Plan

May 17, 2022
4 min

Engaging the Community to Serve the Community: The Providence Rescue Plan

By Joshua Avila, MPA, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, City of Providence, Office of Mayor Jorge O. Elorza I joined the City of...

Using Data to Build Trust in Government

May 10, 2022
4 min

Using Data to Build Trust in Government

By Doug Criscitello, Managing Director, Grant Thornton Public Sector Trust, perhaps the most important ingredient to a well-functioning...

“I Wonder… What if…? Let’s Try!” From Sesame Street to Your Governments and Communities- The Power

Apr 19, 2022
4 min

“I Wonder… What if…? Let’s Try!” From Sesame Street to Your Governments and Communities- The Power

By Bruce Waltuck, Professor, Kean University, College of Business and Public Management and an award-winning creator and facilitator of...

The Scourge of Abandoned Properties

Mar 8, 2022
4 min

The Scourge of Abandoned Properties

by Alan Mallach, senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress and author of The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s paper “The Empty...

Cutting Grocery Taxes: Good Politics, Bad Tax Policy

Mar 1, 2022
4 min

Cutting Grocery Taxes: Good Politics, Bad Tax Policy

By David Brunori, research professor of public policy at The George Washington University and Senior Director at RSM US LLP There have...

Conflicting Citizen Demands Leads to Disappointment in Government

Feb 22, 2022
3 min

Conflicting Citizen Demands Leads to Disappointment in Government

By Terry McKee, director of procurement at Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation I believe that one of the reasons people...

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