State And Local

Governor Bob Graham and the Improvement of Florida's Education System (Abridged: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In late June 1983, Gov. Bob Graham faced a tough choice. He had threatened to veto any budget legislation that did not provide new taxes to fund educational reforms—especially salary raises for teachers (a campaign promise). But although...

Governor Bob Graham and the Improvement of Florida's Education System (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In late June 1983, Gov. Bob Graham faced a tough choice. He had threatened to veto any budget legislation that did not provide new taxes to fund educational reforms—especially salary raises for teachers (a campaign promise). But although...

Colorado Growth Policy (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

This case examines a five-year effort by Governor Richard Lamm to influence economic and population growth in Colorado. In particular, it focuses on the evolution of a set of ten Human Settlement Policies, created as guidelines for state...

Colorado Growth Policy

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

This case examines a five-year effort by Governor Richard Lamm to influence economic and population growth in Colorado. In particular, it focuses on the evolution of a set of ten Human Settlement Policies, created as guidelines for state...

Automobile Insurance

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case includes both conceptual materials on insurance and a description and assessment of a landmark regulatory decision that set auto insurance rates in Massachusetts. A series of essays describes the operation of markets under risk and...

Morley Affair (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Morley Affair (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Morley Affair

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Labor Relations, Politics, and Public Opinion: The New York City Sanitation Strike of 1968

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes a labor dispute in New York City that escalated into a conflict between two nationally known politicians. In early February 1968, members of the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association, rejecting a tentative contract settlement...

Park Plaza (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case concerns the 1971 Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) plan to develop the Park Plaza area of downtown Boston. It centers on Miles Mahoney, commissioner of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an organization with broad...