INSIDE WASHINGTON/Be (better) prepared
By: By Meredith Preston
Governments are readying themselves for the next Katrina....
Retiring with healthcare
By: Robert Barkin
It seems inevitable that government retirees will be picking up more of their healthcare costs as soaring expenses, demographic forces and new accounting...
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Local convergence
By: By Harry Chiu
Accounting departments simplify duties with online systems....
Temperature's rising
By: By Kim A. O'Connell
The heat is on to find a cure for increasing healthcare costs....
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Raising revenues
By: By Michael Pagano and Christopher Hoene
National League of Cities survey reports fiscal improvements....
INSIDE WASHINGTON/People power
By: By Meredith Preston
Public pressure will be used to keep local program funding....
Putting a value on assets
Software tracks county's fixed assets to comply with GASB 34....
Records for safe keeping
New legislation prompts agency to update its archiving methods....
Preparing for battle
By: By Meredith Preston
Local and state officials set priorities for 2006 Congress....
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Alternative routes
By: By George Tapas
Cities further transportation projects with public-private union....
INSIDE WASHINGTON/Pandemic planning
By: By Meredith Preston
Use all community assets, collaborate, pay attention to detail....
Taking credit for taxes
Residents pay online or by phone; county simplifies accounting....
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Teaching prosperity
By: By Wayne Tormala
Educating residents about financial skills can reduce poverty....
Medicaid turns 40, fails to age gracefully
By: Annie Gentile
Increasing costs force states to get creative....
Most Valuable Player
By: By Kim A. O'Connell
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin combines 1960s-style populism with 21st-century business savvy....
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Running on empty
By: By Peter Anzalone
Managers learn to deal with less Highway Users Tax funding....
Wine ruling needs more time to ferment
By: Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Legislatures address direct, interstate shipping....
The downside of the upscale condo boom
By: Joel Groover
Rapid growth poses problems for local officials....
Temporary workers incite ongoing battles
By: Annie Gentile
Communities debate heated day laborer issues....
Campaigning for trust in the voting system
By: Joel Groover
All levels of government work for election reform....
Core values
By: By Kim A. O'Connell
With increasing frequency, small-town preservation principles are being applied to urban revitalization....
Relief, heartbreak and more anticipation
By: Mark Preston
Leaders plan for post-BRAC closure and growth....
Aiming to prevent disease
Ohio encourages diabetes awareness among retired employees....
Investment tales of jet-setting officials
By: Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Foreign travel missions lead to expansions in U.S....
