Each year, Governing hosts our Public Officials of the Year awards dinner in Washington D.C., to honor individual state and local government officials for their outstanding accomplishments in the public sector. GOVERNING's Public Officials of the Year are elected, appointed or career officials from any branch of state or local government who are nominated by Governing's readers and evaluated by a selection committee. After painstaking research...

Join Governing, Government Technology and Emergency Management for a one-of-a-kind, special issue Summit on Crisis Management: The nation’s recent spate of natural and man-made disasters serves as a poignant reminder that crisis management is a complex and dynamic set of challenges – and an increasingly acute concern to state and local officials. Ensuring the safety and long-term viability of communities requires investment in more...

Join Governing’s expert team of editors, reporters and analysts — together with a roster of governors, mayors, legislators, public executives, leading economists and forecasters — for actionable insights to drive your 2016 public sector strategy. Build Your State & Local Strategy in Two Power-Packed Days: 2016 Market Forecast: Economic Projections, Budget and Spending - Follow the Money Trends & Issues Defining the Ma...

Awardees are profiled in the December issue of Governing magazine. Each year, Governing hosts an awards banquet in Washington to honor individual state and local government officials for outstanding accomplishment. Our Public Officials of the Year are elected, appointed and career officials from any branch of state or local government who are nominated by Governing's readers and selected by our editors. Registration Information This is an invi...

Each year, Governing hosts a national gathering of senior state and local level finance leaders to address some of the most pressing challenges, emerging trends, and new opportunities in public sector finance. The annual Summit on the Cost of Government convenes a distinguished group of state budget officers, treasurers, and auditors, along with municipal CFOs and other county and municipal government executives. As an invitation-only “m...

Join Governing’s expert team of editors, reporters and analysts — together with a roster of governors, mayors, legislators, public executives, leading economists and forecasters — for actionable insights to drive your 2015 public sector strategy. Build Your State & Local Strategy in Two Power-Packed Days: 2015 Market Forecast: Economic Projections, Budget and Spending Insider’s Look at the 2014 Election and its Impa...