Public Infrastructure

Public Contract

Municipal Cooperative Purchasing Arrangements in Home Rule States: The Maine Example

by Patricia J. Thompson

Home rule is generally understood to mean the degree of autonomy municipalities have been granted by the state constitution or the legislature to enact laws and policies to govern their local affairs.1 Almost every state in the Union permits its municipalities to exercise some degree of local autonomy to procure the goods and services needed to govern their communities.2

Healthcare & Pharmaceutics

Health Equity Challenges in Rural America

By Erika Ziller and Andrew Coburn

Part of the challenge in understanding and improving the health of rural populations lies in determining the causes of poor health and increasing access to data on rural health.

Global Trends: Climate Change and Resilience within Contaminated Lands Rehabilitation

William D. Wick, Barbara Maco, Lara Hansen, Paul Bardos, Eric Mielbrecht, and Tetsuo Yasutaka

International efforts are underway to address risks from climate change on contaminated sites and to enhance communities’ value by resilient redevelopment.

Energy

Utility Communications and How the FCC Decisions Impact the Industry

Joy Ditto

Much of the electricity industry’s attention on regulatory matters, rightfully, is focused on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).