Education spending, the single largest financial obligation of state and local governments throughout the United States, is on a decline. The reduced funding is related to decreasing local tax revenues and state and federal funding cuts. The result is alarming and surely it’s time to look for new ways to resolve the problem. Most taxpayers […]
A new executive category has become somewhat common in government – a Director of Innovation. Individuals hired to these positions are charged with finding new and innovative ways to fund projects, provide services or create large-scale efficiencies. Some have made great strides and taxpayers are beneficiaries. Because of this, there may be much more thought […]
Here’s an alarming statistic…in the United States, cars, trucks and school buses cross the nation’s 61,064 structurally compromised bridges 215 million times every day. How comforting is that? Those statistics are from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). And, in the organization’s most recent report on deficient bridges in the United States, we […]
How many times have you checked your phone for messages today? How many e-mails have you read in the last few hours? These are common occurrences – the norm for most of us. We are almost totally dependent on the technology that keeps us connected. We may worry about many things…but, the security of our […]
Like a number of other states, Texas is in the middle of a contentious legislative session. Legislators, on the downhill side of a 140-day session, have filed more than 6,300 bills and joint resolutions and tempers flare daily as disagreement seems the norm. Lawmakers are now making difficult and controversial decisions related to education, campus […]
Here’s an interesting quirk. Private firms competing for construction projects in Akron, Ohio, may encounter a strange competitor in the near future – a public construction company. No kidding! Akron may become the first city in Ohio to incorporate its own construction company. Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic is not happy because contractors for city projects […]
The clock is ticking and time is again running out!! The federal Highway Trust Fund will become insolvent soon if Congress does not act quickly. Some are actually hopeful that something more than just continuing short-term, stop-gap measures to temporarily restore funding may actually happen this year. A few innovative solutions are being discussed to […]