Budgets & Funding

Adopt-A-Sign program

Highway sign program credits sponsorship of clean technology and/or energy.

Impact of ‘fiscal cliff’ on states (map)

Congress has until tomorrow to avert automatic federal spending cuts.

How Germany is Financing Climate Initiatives

German businesses and households accounted for 95 percent of German climate finance in 2010, according to a new report from the Climate...

Think small, save big

Harnessing employees' collective brainpower to reduce costs.

Mobile Communications Equipment April 2008

Today's generation of two-way radios provides more than just voice communication. Depending on budget and need, a department can add...

Telecoms jump into state game

As of mid-February, 21 states have active franchise laws in which telecommunications firms such as AT&T, Qwest, or Verizon no longer have...

Federal highway funding saved – for now

The U.S. Senate stopped a move by the House of Representatives to cut MAP-21, but the $105 billion program’s fate still under...

Managing procurement when sequestration kicks in

Government Procurement interview with nationally known funding experts.

State water loss rate is 20% to 22%

Five-year water, wastewater infrastructure repair bill: $45 billion.

Reader survey: 2013 funding forecast

How readers plan to deliver services without getting knocked out by lackluster aid and falling revenues.

The new stormwater rule for MS4s

Everything you need to know to develop a compliant program for your next permit.

Effluent vs. runoff: separate and definitely not equal

Teach regulators the difference between MS4s and POTWs vis-a-vis nutrient control.

Operations

Colorado's Arapahoe County will eliminate more than 30 positions after its largest customer became the 17th city to outsource...

Public Defender

Since the public sector isn't burdened by the requirement to be profitable, we're free to deliver service based on what's best for the...

From concept to reality

Many cities are struggling to find new ways to meet the challenges posed by an enormous infrastructure funding gap. Indianapolis is using...

Eyesore to jewel

History-making Union Celebrates Milestone

February marked the 10th anniversary of the nation's largest public-private partnership for municipal wastewater operations.

History Springs Eternal

Las Vegas is one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, but it's located in a desert. Here's what the city is doing to make sure there is...