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B&G REPORT.

The B&G Report features newsy items relating to a wide variety of state and local government management topics, including state and local performance audit, state and local performance management, government budgeting, state and local human resource issues, and a variety of other public sector issues.

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CAN WE HAVE A DATE?

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CAN WE HAVE A DATE?

A couple of weeks ago, our B&G Report published a series of answers to the question: “What should members of the press know in order to...

RX FOR PERFORMANCE PITFALLS

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RX FOR PERFORMANCE PITFALLS

Last week’s B&G Report included the second in a series of lists, compiled by experts, about managing performance. The first such list,...

HOW TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT COVERAGE

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HOW TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT COVERAGE

Over the years, we’ve written a great deal about ways in which government officials can improve their relationship with the press. We...

ARE BEST PRACTICES REALLY THE BEST?

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ARE BEST PRACTICES REALLY THE BEST?

Just the other day, we were editing a Guest Column for this website (we won’t bother to mention the name of the author) and discovered...

WHAT DO – OR DON’T – THE FEDS DO?

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WHAT DO – OR DON’T – THE FEDS DO?

Over the course of time, we’ve written repeatedly about the confusion many Americans have about which level of government provides which...

FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

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FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

A little over a year ago, we wrote a column for Route Fifty about the remarkably ambitious host of efforts that Fort Worth, Texas was...

GENERATION Z: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

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GENERATION Z: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

In conversations that we’ve had lately with people in human resources and elsewhere in government, we’ve found ourselves repeatedly...

WHY DO PEOPLE LAUGH WHEN WE TELL THEM WHAT WE DO?

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WHY DO PEOPLE LAUGH WHEN WE TELL THEM WHAT WE DO?

When we attend social gatherings like weddings and are seated with people who don’t know us, one of the obligatory first questions...

OF FIREWORKS AND CIVIC EDUCATION

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OF FIREWORKS AND CIVIC EDUCATION

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, many Americans are looking forward to a day off from work, cookouts and fireworks. Yet...

THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS

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THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a B&G report titled “Is Speedy Government Good Government?” in which we made the case that the pressure...

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