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National Journal Low-Income Kids Face a Massive Word Gap. Here's One Way to Fix It.
A Rhode Island program is trying to boost the vocabulary of low-income kids by recording and evaluating the words they say. Is this a novel approach, or seriously invasive?
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National Journal How One Mayor Pulled Back His City From Potential Bankruptcy
Providence's mayor tamed his city's money problems in just one term. Will that propel him to statewide office?
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Reuters States and Corporations: A Bad Romance
How companies like Boeing convince states to give them your tax dollars—and why that plan rarely works for everybody except the corporations.
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Getty Images Why States Should Stop Courting Boeing
A handful of cities and states are competing to attract a new aerospace manufacturing plant, despite little proof that it would spur economic growth.
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National Journal That Personal Touch Helps Americans Save Money
A handful of nonprofits, credit unions, and start-ups are trying new and different ways for customers to establish good credit.
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National Journal Paying Food-Stamp Recipients to Eat Healthier Fare
One way to revamp the food-stamp program, which Congress is now debating, is to financially reward those who buy more fruits and veggies.
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National Journal A Tiny House Grows in Washington, D.C.
Is building a house that's no more than 200 square feet the answer to the crisis of affordable housing? A band of D.C. residents thinks so.
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National Journal Americans Feel Good About Paying Bills; Just Don't Ask About Retirement
New polling shows that people do not feel like they're saving enough money for the long term.
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National Journal Bair: Economic Reform Requires Taking the Long View
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National Journal Why Some Americans Buy Stocks and Others Don't
The latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll helps explain the divide.
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Where D.C. Jobs Are Expected to Grow by 2017
Working for the federal government is so 2012 - that is, if you're interested in working in a thriving industry.
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National Journal Are Boomtown D.C.'s Days Numbered?
The District of Columbia is one of the few cities to emerge from the recession unscathed. For its economy to keep growing, though, the city must wean itself from the government.
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National Journal Poll: Obama Down but Congress Is Down Further
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National Journal Why D.C.'s Skyline Is a Flock of Cranes
The capital's economy is so much more than just the federal government. Deputy Mayor Victor Hoskins explains how that happened.
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National Journal How Clam Juice and Lobster Bisque Turned Around a Tiny Maine Town
Community-development corporations aren't just for cities. Their support can jump-start a rural economy, too.
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National Journal Nominate Your Innovative City
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Young Professionals Are Flocking to Raleigh, not Oklahoma City, in One Interactive
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National Journal Why Rand Paul's War Against the Fed Is a Terrible Idea
His bill sounds innocuous enough — but in this case, transparency could damage the economy.
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National Journal The Next Zuckerberg Could Be in West Virginia
Venture capitalists are obsessed with looking for the next new thing in Silicon Valley. The former head of the SBA explains why they're looking in the wrong place.
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Reuters 'The Real Question Is How Silicon Valley Is Going to Compete With Us'
Robert Steel, New York's deputy mayor for economic development, on the city's major tech push
