Step-Up Achieve

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2013 Special Recognition Awardee: A public-private partnership providing workplace experience to low-income and minority youth.

Job Creation on a Budget: How Regional Industry Clusters Can Spur Job Growth, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

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2013 Special Recognition Awardee: Learn how states can support regional industry or innovation clusters, to reignite innovation, entrepreneurship, and job creation in their metropolitan and rural areas, and get back on the road to prosperity.

A State-Local Partnership to Improve Public Service Outcomes

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Jim Gelbmann The Minnesota Board of Government Innovation…

Government Transparency Derivatives

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Government units from towns to states retirement systems are not required to disclose their use of derivatives. This post discusses how to create transparency through Dodd-Frank Act by including government units to also publicly disclose their derivatives.

UVA School Turnaround Specialist Program

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Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education at the University…

Coordinated Care Management for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries

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Medicare and Medicaid have been a foundation of helping the nation’s most vulnerable and truly needy citizens. More than 63 million Americans are enrolled and combined state and federal spending in 2010 was nearly $400 billion. This post discusses possibilities for a new integrated Medicare and Medicaid program to save money and lower tax dollars

Devolving Responses to Natural Disasters

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Because FEMA is funded with federal income tax receipts, the level of emergency situation impacts its budgets. Take a look at solutions to reduce cost-sharing provisions and placing limits to threshold amounts.

Reducing Congestion Through Performance-Based Transportation Programs

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A reason why traffic congestion has worsen through out the years is road capacity has not kept up with population, licensed drivers, automobiles and vehicle miles traveled. Consider here the benefits of performance-based systems with measurable goals for congestion relief.

Devolving U.S.A.I.D. Training to State Colleges and Universities

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State departments of higher education have campus liaison responsibilities. In the proposal here, those responsibilities would include channeling USAID requests for Participant Training to state colleges and universities.

Turning Back Road Financing to the States

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The powers of the Highway Revenue Act expired June 30th, 1972 however we continue to seek federal financing of highway construction. Explore the advantages and disadvantages to the states taking control of highway construction and maintenance.