Governing looks forward to returning to Boston in November for the 2016 Massachusetts Leadership Forum. The Commonwealth has achieved important progress in the recent years, investing in local ecosystems to attract economic development and help propel future innovation and job growth as well as making great strides towards becoming a national leader in energy efficiency. Still, significant challenges remain yielding opportunities to partner wi...

Now in year two, we return to Pennsylvania to convene thought leaders from state and local government across the Keystone State. Pennsylvania has amazing practitioners and pioneers setting the standard for an urban and rural renaissance. The Governing team was warmly welcomed for our inaugural year discovering leaders who are creative, dedicated and community-minded. We return to share the best new innovations, reforms and services. Our attend...

Governing visits Tennessee for the first time to host the Tennessee Governing Leadership Forum on October 6, 2016. The State of Tennessee has made great progress in balancing the state budget and attracting new industry to urban and rural locations. A renaissance led by the creative class is happening in Nashville and Knoxville with thousands of new downtown housing units and unemployment rates at a near all-time low. Investment in infrastruct...

Overview Governing returns to Michigan for the fifth consecutive year! Michigan is not just a turnaround state, but a model in many areas for government performance and innovation. Michigan’s state leaders are streamlining person-based health and human services and creating a pathway to jobs with training and collaborative partnerships. Michigan’s technology sector boasts growth in cutting-edge advanced manufacturing, partnerships...

Please join us for the fifth, and final session in a series of informative and detailed webinars about how to create a civic engagement system to enhance your citizen relationships with features that: - Encourage participation, engagement, and communication - Integrate mobile, social, and web features to connect with your citizens anywhere, anytime - Increase transparency and open data - Use data to identify trends and proactively address prob...

Outlook 2012: Trends, Opportunities and Winning Strategies for the State and Local Government Market “This conference, by far, gives us the best insight of any conference that we go to in terms of bringing all of the thought leaders together from different organizations to share what’s forward-looking in the coming year.” - Christine Carmichael, Director of Marketing, Kronos Get a look at the public sector market landscape fo...

GOVERNING invites you to participate in a FREE Webinar:Smart, Sustainable, Livable Communities: Plans, Projects and Key Market DriversIn preparation for GOVERNING’s upcoming national Summit on Sustainability, join us for a preview discussion on how America’s states and localities are tackling the big projects surrounding “sustainability” – from green buildings, smart grid and energy planning, to transportation and...

Get a first look at the transition strategies, priorities and agendas for state and local government in 2011. If you’re in government affairs, selling to state and local governments, leading an association or non-profit, this two-day event is packed with post-election trends and insights! You’ll interact with public sector leaders and today’s most prominent state and local thought leaders on these critical issues: What are th...

Best Practices from North Carolina and BeyondIn these tight budget times, its more critical than ever that government collect every dollar of tax due. We also need to be more cost-effective and streamline our operations as much as possible. By investigating a case study from the State of North Carolina, we have found the formula to do just that.The typical tax authority deals with tens of thousands of tax cases per year, resulting in an enormo...

GOVERNING’S Summit on the Cost of Government is an invitation-only gathering of public officials to confront the structural problems in government and explore the path forward. After the recession, where do states go from here? What are the smart strategies to accelerate recovery, restore stability and create sustainable growth as governments go through a fundamental reset of the way they do the public’s business? The answers matte...