Governance

Suburban Sprawl and Poor Preparation Worsened Flood Damage in Louisiana

Craig E. Colten | September 6, 2016 If there is one lesson we have learned about floods, it is that records are made to be broken.

Report: Indiana Mayoral Offices Shifting From Democrats to Republicans

Meanwhile, more than 20 percent of all mayoral elections in Indiana go uncontested.

Houston's Pensions Can Be Fixed, But as Other Cities Show Us, There's No Silver Bullet

The good news, for Houston, is there are clear steps it can take to manage its pension finances. The bad news? Almost all of them will cause some pain.

How Houston’s Unfunded Pension Liability Went From $0 to $4 Billion in Just 15 Years

There are two big reasons Houston’s pension challenges are growing. To fix the problem, they have to be addressed.

Data-sharing Efforts Aim to Improve Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Outcomes

"Unless we know the scope of what we’re dealing with," one nonprofit says, "there’s no way to develop solutions to it."