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Revenue and Budget, City Fiscal Conditions, Serve America Act
October 28, 2009
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Jail, Social Media & GRAMA, Nonprofits & the Economy
September 30, 2009
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Township Laws, CPPA Future, Upcoming Events
August 26, 2009
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Discrimination, Stroke Care, Data
July 29, 2009
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Redistricting, Voter Turnout
June 24, 2009
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Opportunities for Change in the Wake of the Recession
by Kara Glaubitz, CPPA
As Utah emerges from the longest and deepest recession the state has experienced since the Great Depression, state and local government officials are looking ahead to avoid similar mistakes and take advantage of opportunities for change. Now is the time to prepare for future economic growth by considering such things as shifting demographic trends and sustainable urban planning.
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Becoming the New Utah
by Pamela S. Perlich, Senior Research Economist, BEBR
The extraordinary demographic transformation that is unfolding around us presents significant challenges to the policy makers of today. One thing is clear: planning for the future cannot be based on an obsolete view that the future population is simply a supersized version of an idealized past. Read our article about the changes ahead.
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Recession, Recovery, Retirement:
Continuing to Build a Safe and Secure Retirement in the New Economy
View
the Flash video of a presentation
from Roger W. Ferguson,
Jr.,
President and Chief Executive
Officer of TIAA-CREF,
former Vice Chairman of
the
Board of Governors of
the
Federal
Reserve System and
voting member of the Federal
Open Market Committee.
Ferguson received
a B.A. in economics (magna
cum laude) in 1973, a J.D.
(cum laude) in 1979, and a
Ph.D. in economics in 1981,
all from Harvard University.
Find
out more about Roger Ferguson,
Jr.
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What’s Coming Up?
Next month, we’ll publish several articles about Utah’s retirement system and possible changes to it.
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Purple Bracelets and The Whine Culture
by Tricia Jack, CPPA
Several yeas ago, while facilitating a first-line manager development class, I encountered what I can only describe as a “whiner.” This lady whined about everything. She whined about the room where we had the training - the temperature, the lighting, and the seating arrangements. She whined about the food. She whined about the exercises we asked participants to do, and she whined about her co-workers and managers. Sound familiar?
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Good Ideas: From Trash to Treasures
by Sara McCormick, CPPA
Whether to raise money, reduce usable goods ending up in landfills, or satisfy mandates, innovative cities are hosting large yard sales.
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