Detroit’s emergency financial manager has decided to place the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department under Mayor Mike Duggan.
Detroit Mayor to Take Over Water Department
Temptations of Wikipedia: A NYT Reporter Has Egg on Her Face
Most reporters are loath to cite Wikipedia as a source but does that justify plagiarizing from it? Bad form!
Rich Door/Poor Door Affordable Housing Controversy in New York City
The New York Post calls the practice “Class Doorfare.” Others call it Dickensian. What’s up with NYC’s mixed-income housing with segregated entrances?
Crowdfunding Detroit Water Bills: How It Works
The Detroit Water Project has raised $28,000 to pay delinquent bills. Is it a good response, and how does it work?
Another Precipitous Departure from the William Penn Foundation
What the heck is going on at the helm of the very-important-to-Philadelphia William Penn Foundation?
Thoughts on Making Social Impact Bonds Work—If They Should at All
The SIB/PFS concept might have hidden insights to make both nonprofit service providers and the government agencies that fund them more effective.
The Passion and Power of Stakeholder Support
Over the past month, the most remarkable scene has been playing out in my neck of the woods. Protestors are out on the streets, complete with work stoppages, boycotts, and press moments, seeming to emerge out of nowhere.
Jet-Set Greenpeace Exec Causes Angry Staff to Call for Resignation
Greenpeace leadership is challenged on a question of integrity as staff members make a public call for one of its executives to step down.
Pittsburgh and Med Center Drop Opposing Suits Over Tax-Exempt Status
In the city where payments in lieu of taxes were born, an epic lawsuit may be over. The parties involved will try to work out a compromise instead.
Fixing Social Security Before We All Retire: Gene Steuerle’s Advice
For much of America’s labor force, retirement means trying to make do on Social Security—a system that urgently needs fixing.
Buying Co-Op Helps Mississippi Lead on Low-Cost, Healthy School Lunch
A farm to school program in Mississippi puts the state way out ahead of others in providing affordable and very high quality school lunches.
Court Decision Saves the Last Abortion Clinic Standing in Mississippi
The last abortion clinic in Mississippi has been saved by a court decision, keeping Mississippi from being the only state without such a service.