Yearly Archives: 2011

Dems hold seats, but Republicans keep majority in Wisconsin

Yesterday, Wisconsin residents held the last two of several recall actions against state lawmakers. The historic recall elections come after a divisive fight over collective bargaining rights and the controversial performance of the Republican led state legislature. Wisconsin residents sought to recall several Republican lawmakers in an election held earlier this month and last night’sRead… Read more »

Cornwall Council’s social media policy

Fair play to Cornwall Council, who have posted up publicly their social media policy and passport (basically a business case type document and process). You can download them via their social media page. Thanks to Matt Bond, from Cornwall’s Communications and Strategy team for sharing freely. Possibly related posts: No Related Post Original post

Scaling Our Movement

This week, we select finalists for 2012. Over 550 applications came in for just 26 spots in next year’s class. For me, the response is such a mix of excitement, humility, hopefulness, a little bit of daunting and frankly, a sense of missed opportunity for those we can’t take. On one hand, 5% acceptance isRead… Read more »

Heat and Drought Cause Water Problems in Texas Town

When it’s hot and dry, and has been for a while, water concerns often come to the forefront of public discussions. And recently water issues became a big concern for Kemp, Texas residents when dry soil and aging water infrastructure led to 14 major water line breaks. The town ultimately decided to shut off waterRead… Read more »

Proposed standard for health insurers released

The Obama administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a new form that seeks to standardize the information provided by health insurers about the coverage they offer. The form is the next step in federal administration of the new health care reform law. Insurers would be required to fill out detailedRead… Read more »

FaceGov

I’ve read with interest the articles/blog posts (listed at the bottom of this post) about the interesting move by Takeo City in Japan, who have made the bold decision to move their entire council website to facebook. On face value it would be easy to argue that this is a very bold move and oneRead… Read more »