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LocalVallejo City Workers
Offer to Cut Pay
Washington State Governor Backers Up Ante by $1.3M in April
FederalWind Can Provide 20 Percent of Nation's Electricity
TechnologyWashington, D.C., Council Moves to Block Surveillance Camera Project
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Interest rate charged to an Illinois consumer last year for a short-term lender's payday loan, resulting in a fine by the state, which caps short-term loan interest rates at 400 percent
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A Tower of Tiers
Pensions are getting less generous. Will a new generation of government workers tolerate equal work for unequal benefits? |
Idea Center
Bike-Sharing in the Beltway
The nation's capital is set to launch North America's first bike-sharing program this month. Day and night, members will be able to rent a bike with the swipe of a card. 
Benefits Beat
Pensions, Outside the Box
Stirrings of creative energy, Girard Miller observes, are coming from two statewide public pension plans—each of them doing very different things.
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Potomac Chronicle
Transportation Tug-of-War
The nation’s roads and bridges urgently need attention, writes Jonathan Walters. A few people think that shouldn't be the job of the feds but that of the private sector.
The States and Localities
Falling Bridges
As aging infrastructure becomes harder to ignore, Peter Harkness writes, governments are looking for new ways to finance solutions. Meanwhile, problems persist and serve as a metaphor for our paralyzed politics.
Public Officials of the Year
In Search of the Best
Every year, Governing honors elected, appointed and career officials who are making a difference. Nominations are now open for the 2008 awards.
