Florida wins.

• Position: STATELINE - Automated Community Connection to Economic Self-Sufficiency - Brief article

Florida's Automated Community Connection to Economic Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) program won the Innovations in American Government Awards presented by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard this fall. Along with six other programs, ACCESS will receive $100,000 to advise other cities nationwide on how to replicate its success. Begun in 2004, ACCESS Florida automates the process of applying for public assistance benefits for more than 2.2 million...