Entries by Editorial Staff

Grant Management

[tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Edward A. Flynn Secretary of Public Safety Jane Wiseman Assistant Secretary of Public Safety The Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPS) Programs Division manages $100 million per year in federal grant funds for law enforcement and criminal justice […]

Maximizing the Use of Private by Medicaid Recipients

[tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Jo Anne Bayliss Child Service Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation Nancy Kealey Assistant Director, Premium Assistance Programs, Massachusetts Office of Medicaid The Massachusetts Medicaid program, known as MassHealth, provides direct health care coverage to eligible, uninsured children and adults as well as assistance […]

Educational Collaboratives: Saving Tax Dollars for Massachusetts Schools

[tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] M. Craig Stanley, Ed.D. Executive Director, Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative My fervent hope is that this paper may in some small way contribute to the effective education of our Commonwealth’s school children. By adopting strategies proven to be successful in other states, Massachusetts will […]

Observations from the Front Lines: The State Can Save Money and Provide Good Care

Gracemarie Tomaselli and Joyce Tomaselli Medicaid Specialists [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Case Study Domenica was 100 years old and lived at home when she fell. She thought she was being “temporarily” admitted to a hospital and then a nursing home for rehabilitation. However, as the months passed, her […]

Facilitating Privatization: Virginia’s Commonwealth Competition Council

Phil K. Bomersheim Executive Director, Commonwealth Competition Council [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] The Problem As state and local governments struggle to provide services to an ever-demanding public with inadequate financial resources, continuous improvement, outsourcing, and privatization of government functions are becoming increasingly necessary. Taxpayers expect their government to […]

Interlocal Collaboration: Metropolitan Area Planning Council Initiatives

[tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Stephen McGoldrick Deputy Director, Metropolitan Area Planning Council The Problem Massachusetts, like most other states, is experiencing severe fiscal stress that is forcing deep spending reductions on both the state and local levels. Local governments in Massachusetts are already feeling the pain of local […]

The Pennsylvania Open for Business Interactive Registration Portal

[tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] www.paopen4business.state.pa.us Robert Bunty IT Policy Consultant, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Administration The Problem How to transform a time-consuming, paper-based, business registration process into one that positions the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as one of the easiest places in the world to start, sustain, and expand […]

Getting Results: A Small Business Development System That Works

[tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Chris Sikes Executive Director, Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund Joseph Kriesberg President, Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations DeAnna Green Program Manager, Community Business Network The Problem Small businesses and microenterprises play a vital role in the health of our state economy in Massachusetts, especially […]

Re-engineering Medicaid

Harriett L. Stanley Massachusetts State Representative [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] The Problem There is no area of Massachusetts state government more in need of an overhaul— or perhaps permanent re-engineering—than the state’s Medicaid program. Known as MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program has grown far beyond its original purpose […]

Overcoming Barriers to Housing Development in Massachusetts

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