Liberty
Has Anybody Invented the SmartGovernment?
There are a couple articles in the Sylva Herald (1, 2) about a developer building without the appropriate licenses. It is a safe guess he was avoiding costs and bureaucracy.…
E-government
Liberty
Build Me A . . .
Jackson County is taking advantage of technology to make public comment more relevant and real-time. Following a last-minute deluge of public comment over consideration of loosening steep-slope and ridge-top rules;…
Liberty
Glad to Be Wrong – I Hope
Jonathan Feldman replied to my inquiry yesterday about the City of Asheville’s exploration of consideration of a Code for America project. It is, I believe, the first time somebody with…
Health Care
Ignoring the ‘i’ in the vision of ‘iPod government’
A sudden apostacy in Ezra Klein has led him to write about “How the iPod President Crashed: Obama’s Broken Technology Promise.” It opens thus: In the 2008 election, President Obama’s…
Health Care
A telling comment: ‘Like TurboTax, not the IRS’
The latest Bloomberg Businessweek details efforts to make the Obamacare online experience as smooth and simple as possible. Why is this important? The ACA has survived dozens of Republican attempts…
Liberty
Bigger government isn’t always better? Competition is good? What interesting concepts!
If you’ve heard of California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, there’s a good chance that the context involves his vocal support for gay marriage during his days as San Francisco’s mayor.…
Liberty
The Government as “Family”
Expect more of this nonsense as the presidential re-election campaign heats up. FEMA officials are frequently referring to the government as our ” federal family.” A Google search shows…
Elections & Public Integrity
New Web site helps taxpayers track government transparency
RALEIGH — Taxpayers throughout North Carolina will have an easier time keeping tabs on their state and local governments, thanks to NCTransparency.com, a new Web site produced by the John…
Liberty
Tennessee, get with the now!
Check out Missouri’s and Virginia’s state elections results pages. And then check out Tennessee’s. Are they kidding? You have to download PDFs to get Tennessee’s results. No real-time results?
Liberty
Give it away, give it away, give it away, now!
The federal government finally has trumped those late-night TV ads hawking books that list all the ways you can get money and goodies from Washington. The feds have created GovBenefits.gov…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
E-government: Saving Money While Better Serving Citizens
Former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith said that one of the greatest challenges facing local government is how to do more with less. This is certainly true for local governments in…