Great Lakes Region Has Untapped Potential, Report Says: At Luncheon, Brookings Institution Author Encourages States to Use Clout As Economic, Political Bloc
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By John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 9--The states of the industrial Midwest can tilt the 2008 presidential race to their advantage if they unite for the first time behind what a Brookings Institution author calls a common political agenda and near-identical industrial heritage.
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Sep. 23--CLEVELAND -- Problems on the Great Lakes are approaching the tipping point and environmentalists need to intensify their push for Congress to fund restoration efforts on the lakes.
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Massachusetts is better poised to capitalize on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals than any other state, according to a study to be released today by the Milken Institute, an independent economic think tank.
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The success of locally issued vouchers defies traditional economic logic, but local officials say it helps their economies.
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No one could accuse management guru Don  Tapscott of being unambitious. The co-author of best-seller  &quot;Wikinomics&quot; wants to teach governments to harness the power of  the Internet to reinvent democracy.
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Michigan, the ancestral home of so-called "Reagan Democrats," is back to its old ways. The Great Lake State is filled with blue-collar workers stung by the ailing economy but wary of Democratic stands on social issues such as abortion, gay rights and gun control.
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CHICAGO -- The lead author and peer reviewers of a government report raising the possibility of public health threats from industrial contamination throughout the Great Lakes region are charging that the report is being suppressed because of the questions it raises. The author also alleges that he...
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As regulators struggle to find a better way to manage the region's fish stocks, a Maine group offers a potential solution that should be included in any study of alternative management plans.
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Manufacturing growth in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region accelerated much more than expected in June, suggesting the nationwide factory sector could be in for a surprisingly strong recovery, data showed on Thursday.
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By Tom Venesky, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 21--Winding through 21 counties in Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna River is full of economic and recreational opportunity as it makes its way into the Chesapeake Bay.
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By John Edison, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 10--With advancements in technology, North Dakota could be on the verge of something big. Then again, it's also possible to completely miss the boat.
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A study that measures the competitiveness of states and cities based on ability to generate income and promote growth ranks Massachusetts number one in the nation and puts Boston fourth among metro regions.
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Comment is free: Jonathan Freedland: Our progressive past can offer a new idea of what the state is for, and how it can help neighbourhood organisations to thrive.
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States' finances are finally picking up, a new report says, with bursts of revenue in nearly every region of the country. But the good news comes with warnings that spending pressures are still so high they could unravel the gains.
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States should develop creative approaches to climate change, just as they have with challenges such as health care, despite their different economic interests, governors said Saturday.
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Four lucky states were slated to share billions in potential royalties courtesy of an offshore drilling expansion signed into law last year, money that could help reverse decades of environmental damage from coastal industry. But as budget planning gets under way, the states are beginning to realize that Congress gave them far more freedom in spending the windfall than the political rhetoric in Washington suggested.
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James C. Dinegar won the 2007 Local Economy Challenge, as he best predicted how the region would fare last year. When he entered the contest last January, he was the newly named leader of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, which represents business interests in the region.