Town Meeting / Community Issues
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6 pages in length. This report covers the topics of a municipal township meeting and some of the key issues raised concerning youths and the community, police work, and budgeting concerns. The writer points out how especially concerned members present were about tax-related issues. No bibliography.
Filename: Townmet2.wps

Trimming the Budget at a Public Agency
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A 6 page paper presenting budget reduction recommendations for a public agency operating a group home for juvenile delinquents. Those areas affected by the reductions are listed in a one-page table and include items such as reducing administrative workers, restricting several inflated items, disallowing items such as “miscellaneous” and reducing general expenses such as utilities and office supplies by a flat percentage rate. Not all areas are reduced, however. Training and fuel budgets are increased in the change, along with the overtime allocation as remaining administrative workers learn to be more productive. All front-line workers remain intact. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtBudget.rtf

Understanding a Texas Agency
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5 pages in length. Considers many terms that are in use in a government agency with the particular focus in this paper being on that of the State of Texas.
Filename: JGAtxagn.wps

Unemployment in the United States
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This 8 page paper discusses various issues about unemployment, including what contributes to it, how the government responds to it, and suggestions for alleviating it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVUSUnep.rtf

Unemployment in the US
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This 8 page paper looks at the problem of unemployment in the United States. The paper first established the problem looking at the level of unemployment in general and specific terms and then considers the way that fiscal policies could be used to tackle the unemployment problems. The bibliography cites 6 sources. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEUSunemploy.rtf

Urban Re-Development In Sacramento
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A 6 page research paper investigating the book written as a follow-up report to the urban re-development project in Sacramento. A contrast is made between specific elements in the original plan vs. the follow-up report vs. residents' letters to the editor. Bibliography is included.
Filename: Urbansch.wps

Urban Sprawl in Macomb County, Michigan
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A 20 page paper discussing the effects of urban sprawl in a region considered to be suburban to Detroit. The paper views the issue from the perspective of residents, large developers, government officials and local environmental groups, all of which appear to agree on basic principles including that stating that laws need to be changed now to help stem the expansion of cities and highways away from the decaying core of Detroit. Michigan lacks a cohesive land use policy; each municipality is responsible for its own land use decisions. Strict adherence to zoning regulations prevent developers from concentrating on revitalizing decaying downtown areas, forcing them to continue outward expansion in order to remain in their chosen business. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: KSMacomb.wps

Utility Deregulation in Pennsylvania: Panacea or Pain ?
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A 3 page paper evaluating and discussing the pros and cons of the deregulation of electric companies in the state of PA-- concluding that it should indeed benefit the Pennsylvania consumer. Bibliography cites several sources.
Filename: PenElec.wps

Victim’s Rights Legislation in Washington State
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This 4 page paper discusses five pieces of legislation in Washington State that address victim’s rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVWAVict.rtf

Violent Content in Video Games: How Special Interest Groups Shape Public Values
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A 5 page overview of the varying viewpoints surrounding violence in video games. There are groups that oppose this violence and those that support the right of video producers and those that play these games to free expression. What results is special interest groups, each of which clamors for the attention of our lawmakers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPvideo2.rtf

Voting and Representation
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This 7 page paper discusses voting rights and recent Supreme Court decisions, and also touches on gerrymandering and reactions to it. It argues that politics, not law, is the driving force in the most recent decisions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVVotRep.rtf

Wall Of Separation
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10 pages in length. Development of the human race has been responsible for myriad controversies throughout such an immense and ongoing process of defining mankind. One of the most important, if not necessary issues that has emerged from this ever-progressing metamorphosis is that of the separation between church and state. The wall of separation was deemed essential in order to maintain an unbiased approach to government and religion; with historically influential figures like political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli at the helm of this movement, the wall of separation became an instrumental component in dividing two unique entities, but at the same time provoked the ire of the religious community. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCWallS.rtf

Water Shortage In Las Vegas
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A 4 page paper. The Western portion of the U.S. has experienced drought and water shortage for a number of years. This paper identifies some of the causes of the water shortage in Las Vegas, reports on what has been done and recommends actions to better manage this resource. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGlsvgw.rtf

Welfare Reform in Louisiana
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This 10 page paper considers the issue of the privatization of the welfare system in Louisiana. This paper considers what many perceive as the negative approach to welfare reform in Louisiana. This paper considers the pros and cons of privatization and why considerable criticisms have been waged against what has been deemed a "backwards" approach to welfare reform in that state. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHWelfLA.wps

Welfare Reform in New Jersey
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In 5 pages the author discusses welfare reform in New Jersey. There are many current public administration topics in the state of New Jersey. One that stands out, which as been a topic for quite some time is that of Welfare Reform. The reason for the prominence of the program is that welfare reform seems to promote abortions because it does not pay from additional pregnancies for welfare recipients. Free outline included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PCjwelf.doc

What You Need to Know about Terrorism
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This 5 page paper is in the form of a speech that tells the audience what they need to know about terrorism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVTerTdy.rtf

Who Runs for the Legislature
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This 5 page paper considers the book of this title by Gary F. Monocrief, Peverill Squire and Malcolm E. Jewell The undertakes a book review and discusses the arguments put forward regarding the reason for weaknesses and lack of vitality in the state legislature system.
Filename: TElegisl.wps