Private Equity Snaps Up Disability Services, Challenging Regulators
Private equity firms have acquired more than 1,000 disability and elder care providers in recent years. Some have been accused of patient harm.| Governing
Get the latest news coverage about policy and management in state and local government.| Governing
Private equity firms have acquired more than 1,000 disability and elder care providers in recent years. Some have been accused of patient harm.| Governing
Jared Brey is a senior staff writer for Governing. He can be found on Twitter at @jaredbrey.| Governing
Managing public finance has become a demanding aspect of state and local government, especially as economic health fluctuates and outside forces create revenue instability. Articles on taxes, budgets, pensions and bonds help to bring insight to finance management at the state and local level.| Governing
A bipartisan group of more than 350 mayors has committed to ambitious targets for fleet electrification and charging infrastructure.| Governing
Fiscal and ridership changes are impacting transportation policies at the state and local levels. These articles focus on innovative and successful transit planning, funding and upkeep for intercity and commuter rail, electric vehicles, mass transit and more.| Governing
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States and localities are having to adjust to a changing climate, establishing new policies, rules and guidelines relating to energy, land use and water rights, as well as responding to emergencies triggered by more intense storms, floods and wildfires.| Governing
It’s a combination of factors ranging from corruption to unbalanced taxation to unfunded liabilities to lack of an entrepreneurial tradition. But the state also has many strengths it could build on.| Governing
This coverage will look at how public leaders establish new policies in a range of crucial areas of government – health, education, public safety, for example – and how these policies impact people’s lives through better services, effective regulations and new programs. This will include stories…| Governing
A recently-expanded law covers more than 12,000 miles of road that account for 60 percent of all miles driven in the state. As part of its climate strategy, Minnesota hopes to reduce driving 20 percent by 2050.| Governing
States are spending about $20 billion of the flexible funding from the American Rescue Plan Act on water infrastructure. Demand is expected to grow in coming years.| Governing
Getting rid of personal income taxes entirely, which several states are considering, would gut services and shift taxes onto those least able to afford them.| Governing
The state’s latest proposal would create a flat income tax rate of 2.75 percent and would cut corporate property taxes and increase residential/agricultural property taxes. But experts say benefits of Ohio’s tax cuts are unclear.| Governing
