TVW Report on County Budget Challenges (Feb 3)
Commissioners Josh Brown, Kitsap County; Todd Mielke, Spokane County; and Steve Stuart, Clark County were recently interviewed on TVW's "The Impact" about the challenges counties are facing as a result of the economic downturn. More from WSAC.

Web Sightings - Affordable Housing (Feb 3)
Communities are seeking innovative ways to encourage the development of affordable housing. This month we’ve selected a variety of Web sites that address affordable housing.

The Aughts: The Decade of Infrastructure (Feb 3)
As the decade ends, there's little to cheer save a notable exception: infrastructure. More from Governing.

The Great Recession and the State and Local Government Workforce (Feb 3)
Hiring freezes, pay freezes, layoffs, and furloughs top the list of ways that local and state governments are cutting costs, according to a Center for Excellence online survey of government managers. More from The Center for State & Local Government Excellence.

Issue Brief - Pension Obligation Bonds (Feb 3)
A recent Issue Brief from The Center for State & Local Government Excellence, "Pension Obligation Bonds: Financial Crisis Exposes Risks," examines POBs, evaluating whether they represent viable pension financing instruments or are simply a device used by cash-strapped governments.

Fighting Foreclosures Using Emergency Management Tactics (Feb 3)
Local governments are building ad-hoc networks to tackle housing foreclosures. More from Governing.

A Bike-Ped State of the Union (Feb 3)
Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report is an essential resource and tool for government officials, advocates, and those working to promote bicycling and walking. More from the Alliance for Biking & Walking

Cities Embrace Mobile Apps, 'Gov 2.0' (Feb 3)
Twitter, iPhones, and new sites like SeeClickFix make it increasingly easy for citizens and governments to communicate. More from CNN.

The Technology Touch (Feb 3)
Evolving high-tech trends that are driving communities into the future. More from American City & County.

• Quiz: Guess the Housing Density (Jan 27)
• Bleak Outlook for State Finances (Jan 27)
• Red-Ink Tsunami (Jan 27)
• Broadband Matchmaking (Jan 27)
• Feds get New Tool for Online Public Feedback (Jan 27)
• Incentives to Promote Green Affordable Housing (Jan 27)
• Transparency Breeds Self-Correcting Behavior (Jan 27)
• The First Urban Decade (Jan 27)
• Please, Pay Your Taxes (Jan 27)
• The Suburbanization of Poverty (Jan 27)
• How to Make Municipal Wi-Fi Work (Jan 20)
• Web Sightings - Year in Review (Jan 20)
• Backing Up Social Media (Jan 20)
• Federal Public Transportation Policy Shifts Toward 'Livability' (Jan 20)
• Federal Grants to Promote Broadband Deployment (Jan 20)
• Cities for Cycling Embrace European Street Designs (Jan 20)
• A Suburban Bird's Eye View (Jan 20)
• Community Policing and CompStat: Merged, or Mutually Exclusive? (Jan 20)
• Closing the Gap: Are Pensions Next? (Jan 20)
• Survey: Counties want Clear Immigration Policy (Jan 20)