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“To help and defend”

By Brian D

New Orleans citizens didn’t need any confirmation of their fear that rogue behavior was metastasizing throughout the NOPD when the Department of Justice announced investigations into civil rights violations, including a conspiracy to cover up police shootings of unarmed citizens on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
The public already feared the… »

Election map: How Guidry defeated Batt

By Brian D
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The key to Susan Guidry’s victory over Jay Batt was two-fold:
1) Batt lost more voters between the primary and the runoff elections. Turnout remained stronger for Guidry than for Batt.
2) Guidry gained voters in a number of precincts — including precincts where Batt ran strong… »

Election map: Susan Guidry defeats Jay Batt in District A runoff

By Brian D
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Attorney and neighborhood organizer Susan Guidry soundly defeated Jay Batt in the March 6th runoff for the District A City Council seat. Guidry earned roughly 3200 more votes than her opponent, ending Batt’s attempt to regain the seat after he was defeated by Shelley Midura… »


The top 25 government innovators

By Brian D

Government Technology’s March issue focuses on 25 people who cut through the public sector’s infamous barriers to innovation — tight budgets, organizational inertia, politics as usual, etc. — to reshape… »

Seattle open data policy will improve public access to city information

By Brian D

Seattle is the next city to follow in the footsteps of open data reforms implemented by San Francisco, New York City, the District of Columbia, and other cities. Data.Seattle.gov is… »

TechStat: A new way to manage IT projects

By Brian D

President Obama’s Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has initiated a new accountability process to reduce waste and manage the success of federal IT projects.
TechStat accountability sessions will inform management decisions… »

New Orleans 311 problems finally resolved

By Brian D

After spending millions of taxpayer dollars to professional services contractors, in a secret bidding and award process, on the city’s 311 system, including an “upgrade” to connect the system to… »

Management by hunches hurts those who most need help

By Brian D

In a city with a low-wage economy, those most hurt by government mismanagement and inefficiency are the working poor.
Now, HUD provides evidence of yet another government failure that hurts… »

Election maps: New Orleans City Council District races

By Brian D
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Final election maps — the February 6th, 2010 City Council races:
District A
 
District B
 
District C
 
District D
 
District… »

Election map: City Council At-Large race

By Brian D
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The City Council At-Large race is an election in which the winners are the top two vote earners whose totals are more than 25 percent. Current At-Large Council Member Arnie… »




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