National Civic Review articles from January 1993

National Civic Review archives from January 1993

A model for strengthening the economic and social viability of the family. (Avance Family Support and Education Program) (Nurturing the Family)
January 1, 1993... Governments should support and encourage -- not duplicate, replace or compete with -- community-based family support programs. Investments in parenting, literacy and job training are the key to reversing welfare dependency, reducing urban...

Public-private-nonprofit partnerships for breaking welfare dependency. (welfare reform and the Colorado Women's Employment and Education) (Nurturing the Family)
January 1, 1993... Multi-sector partnerships and inter-agency cooperation are critical to skills training and job readiness for welfare recipients. Such initiatives also hold the key to meaningful welfare reform. The private sector must not only support nonprofit...

A communitarian position on the family. (parental responsibility for the welfare of children) (Nurturing the Family)
January 1, 1993... The well-being of our nation's children is a prime responsibility of parents. Too many parents, however, are failing to discharge this responsibility because our society -- principally through public policies and middle class mores -- is not...

Youth community service: an overview. (Nurturing the Family)
January 1, 1993... Modern youth community service programs infuse the daily lives of their participants with goals and purpose. They may also provide useful job training, scholarship money, opportunities to mix with other races and social classes, and exposure to...

Framing a social market for community responsibility: governing in an age of NIMBYs and LULUs. (not-in-my-backyard syndrome; locally unwanted land uses)
January 1, 1993... We need more effective and equitable means of distributing the consequences of undesirable but necessary land uses. One approach would authorize neighborhood-level institutions to define and administer a limited market for the purchase of rights...

Most young unmarried adults still live with parents.
January 1, 1993... If you're between the ages of 20 and 24 and unmarried, chances are you live with your parents, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1992 reports that 58 percent of those aged 20 to 24...

Workgroup issues report on differential health risks among minority and low-income populations of environmental toxics. (EPA)
January 1, 1993... On July 22, 1992, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report entitled Environmental Equity: Reducing Risks for Communities. The report was prepared by the Environmental Equity Workgroup formed by former EPA...

Census Bureau data file summarizes county-to-county commuting patterns.
January 1, 1993... A new Census Bureau study on the commuting patterns of America's workers could planners ease the daily transportation problems of the nation's work force. The Bureau has also release a computer file based on 1990 Census data summarizing...

Census Bureau "hooked on demographics" for Black History Month. (statistics on the African American population)
January 1, 1993... This February, the U.S. Census Bureau marked Black History Month with the release of data on the specific health, education and economic circumstances of African-Americans. Those statistics are summarized below. Population * The black...

U.S. health care experts unveil 21st century vision for health care in America.
January 1, 1993... The next two decades will bring important advances in medical therapy, changes in the relationship between health care providers, insurers and patients, and changes in our ability to shape health care more effectively in our communities. Current...

Cumulative voting captures imagination of electoral reformers. (revival of the proportional representation system)(includes related article)
January 1, 1993... This issue of the NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW revives the "Proportional Representation" column that appeared in our pages for much of this century. Regular coverage of proportional and related electoral systems was terminated in the early 1960s, when...

County government reform at standstill in Ohio.
January 1, 1993... In an election held in November of 1991, the voters of Delaware County, Ohio, a rapidly growing county on the northern fringe of the Columbus metro area, defeated a ballot proposal to reform the county commission. The measure was defeated by a...

Perot-inspired reform group launches membership drive. (US presidential candidate Ross Perot; United We Stand America)
January 1, 1993... On November 3, 1992, nineteen million Americans voted to elect Ross Perot as president, sending a message of frustration and dissatisfaction to the Washington political establishment. Now Perot and his supporters are trying to convert the...

Congress moves ahead on national "motor-voter" law. (motor-voter programs)
January 1, 1993... More than half of the states plus the District of Columbia have already adopted programs allowing their motor vehicle departments to transfer completed voter-registration forms to the elections office. Now it appears the federal government will...

ACIR poll: negative opinions of federal government on the rise. (Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations)
January 1, 1993... Last fall, the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) released the results of its 1992 poll on public attitudes toward governments and taxes. According to the poll, 49 percent of Americans -- the highest since the poll was...

Annual sports and events management conference moves to San Jose. (International City/County Management Assn.; San Jose, Califoria)(includes related article)
January 1, 1993... The City of San Jose, California -- capitol of Silicon Valley, home of the NHL Sharks hockey team, and the third-largest city on the West Coast -- will host "Sports and Events Management '93: A Conference for Local Governments," April 15-17, 1993...

National economic development conference focuses on directions for change. (1993 conference of the National Council for Urban Economic Development)
January 1, 1993... There are forces at work making the urban economic development process more challenging than ever. With a new administration and many new members of Congress, economic development specialists are sure to face a new federal agenda for economic...

Clean Air Act Amendments enhance state control. (Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990)
January 1, 1993... The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 25, 1992 final rules specifying minimum requirements for state air-pollution permit programs under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. A major reform of the new...

Pew Partnership for Civic Change announced. (sponsored by Pew Charitable Trusts)
January 1, 1993... During the past few decades, citizens have become increasingly anxious over the decline of America's cities, prompting calls for new policies and action at all levels of government. Most of this attention, however, has focused on larger...