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Government Services
12/12/17

Learning from Experience for Better Government

Commentary: Shelley H. Metzenbaum

We need government. We need government to work well. More precisely, we need government to be effective, efficient, fair, ...
Public Service
11/20/17

Celebrating the Legacy of a Public Service Legend

Commentary: Donald F. Kettl

It was a treat to step away from the “you can’t make it up” headlines last week to attend the Nov. 9 symposium celebrating former ...
Public Finance
11/13/17

Truth, Integrity, and Budgeting: the Volcker Alliance Grades the States

Commentary: William Glasgall

Here we are, more than five months into fiscal 2018 for most states, and all 50 finally have enacted budgets. That it took so long to get ...
Financial Regulation
9/26/17

Experts Warn Treasury Against Plan to Roll Back Bank Regulation

Commentary: Gaurav Vasisht

In its response to the Treasury Department’s Report, A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Banks and Credit Unions, ...
Government Services
9/6/17

What the health care debate teaches us about gerrymandering

Commentary: Thomas W. Ross

As the bitter debate over healthcare unfolded in Washington this summer, it’s no coincidence the prominent voices for moderation and compromise ...
Public Finance
8/31/17

'Texas Rich' gives Lone Star State edge addressing Harvey’s damages

Commentary: William Glasgall

Even with Hurricane Harvey pouring more than 9 trillion gallons of water on Houston and the nearby Gulf Coast and causing tens or even ...
Public Service
8/17/17

Volcker on Bradfield: A Life in Public Service

Commentary: Paul A. Volcker

Washington D.C. is in political turmoil. Congress is in partisan gridlock. Major agencies have leadership vacuums, with policy uncertainties. Trust ...
Public Finance
8/14/17

Ravitch, Glasgall Address State Legislatures’ Budget Officials

Commentary: William Glasgall

Volcker Alliance Director Richard Ravitch and State and Local Program Director William Glasgall spoke about budgetary challenges facing many ...
Government Services
7/19/17

Book Excerpt: Can Governments Earn Our Trust?

Commentary: Donald F. Kettl

The foundation for building trust begins with the argument for transparency. The central idea, developed during the Enlightenment, is that government's legitimacy builds ...

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