December 2014
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We’re honoring these nine outstanding individuals for their continued commitment to public service, their remarkable leadership and their innovation.
Grand Rapids, Mich., stands as tangible evidence of what cities can do to reduce human impact on the environment. But the city’s efforts also underscore its limitations.
States have reduced smoking to an all-time low. But future efforts suddenly seem hazy.
Many cities that declare bankruptcy ultimately emerge from it in a year or two. But regaining the trust of their citizens is a long-term proposition.
That’s what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in a case that could make judicial elections even more like other political races.
