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On the Road to a More Diverse Workforce
Cities, counties and states from coast to coast are cultivating efforts to create a more diverse workforce – one that mirrors the...
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greenebarrett
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Praise in a Remote World
We’ve repeatedly heard the phrase: “People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses.” This comment has been supported by loads of...
greenebarrett
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Fiscal Scandals and Their Impact on Localities
Toward the end of July, Route Fifty published our most recent column about the arduous task that government officials have when faced...
greenebarrett
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
How To Use Data in Workforce Management
Across the U.S., a growing number of cities, counties, and states are using data across agencies to improve management and make...
greenebarrett
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
The B&G Wordle
It was clear that many of you enjoyed the Wordle that appeared in this space a little under a week ago, so we decided to put up new...
greenebarrett
- 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...
greenebarrett
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
The B&G Worldle
Are you playing the seemingly addictive game of Wordle? Practically everyone we know seems to be. Doubtless, the day of Wordle will pass,...
greenebarrett
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
A Law Ignored “To a Startling Degree”
While pensions and retiree health liabilities garner lots of headlines as dramatic fiscal threats, a less-publicized, but still critical...
greenebarrett
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Where are the ARPA Funds Going in Large American Cities and Counties?
There’s been a great deal written about the ways in which states and localities are spending the federal dollars they are receiving from...
greenebarrett
- Jun 30, 2022
- 6 min
Lessons Learned from TANF Clients
In researching the 26-year-old Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program recently, we had the chance to talk with Mary Beth...
greenebarrett
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
How Staffing Shortages May Be Affecting Illinois Children
Over the last months, we've written a series of columns for Route Fifty and elsewhere about the difficulties states and localities are...
greenebarrett
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
What Are The Best City Park Systems?
On May 3rd, The Trust for Public Land (TPS) released its annual ParkScore rankings of parks in the 100 most populous cities, based on...
greenebarrett
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
How Can Auditors Work Well With Agencies and the Other Way Around
We’ve been spending our day watching the Association of Local Government Auditors Annual Conference online. We wish we could be there in...
greenebarrett
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Does Measurement Get Things Done? Really?
Two of the most-repeated aphorisms pertaining to performance management have long been “What Gets Measured Gets Managed,” or, optionally,...
greenebarrett
- Apr 25, 2022
- 3 min
Hiring Data: “A Game Changer”
In the current tough-to-hire environment, we’ve become increasingly aware of the importance of a strong entity-wide state government data...
greenebarrett
- Apr 21, 2022
- 6 min
Return Utah: Reducing the Stigma of Work Gaps
Pools of new talent for state and local governments are in short supply. One state, which has come up with a significant new effort is...
greenebarrett
- Apr 13, 2022
- 4 min
Spending State Dollars Effectively By Prioritizing Partnerships
About a month ago, we wrote a column for Route Fifty about a dramatic transformation in the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS)....
greenebarrett
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
What Value are Sensible Statutes Without Sufficient Oversight?
On April 1st a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that there was a crisis in mental health among...
greenebarrett
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Recommended Podcasts for You
We both really like listening to podcasts and even though we don’t have nearly the time to tune into all the ones we enjoy, we’re always...
greenebarrett
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Federal Jobs Report: What’s Happening In States and Localities?
On the morning of April 1, 2022, the New York Times gleefully reported this very long sentence about the happy news from the Department...
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