SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - May 10, 2010) - e.Republic's Government Technology magazine took home top honors as "Best Overall Trade Publication" at the Western Publishing Association's 59th Annual Maggie Awards honoring excellence in editorial and design of both print and electronic publications in the western United States. The Maggies, known as "the Oscars of the magazine industry", represents more than 400 print, web and digital publications.
Government Technology is the national magazine of record covering solutions for state and local government. Its editorial mission is to promote the use of technology to improve state and local government operations through case studies and in-depth articles featuring strategies for strengthening state and local government operations, reducing costs, and improving public access and service through the use of information technology.
Dennis McKenna, CEO of eRepublic, said, "We are jazzed to receive this top honor. Our editorial and design teams here at e.Republic are truly the best in the industry at what they do and we are extremely proud of their accomplishment."
Another e.Republic publication, Emergency Management, also took top honors in its category of Public Safety/Trade.
About e.Republic
e.Republic, Inc. is the nation's leading publishing, research, event and new media company focused on the state and local government and education markets. eRepublic publishes award-winning magazines in these fields, including Governing, Government Technology, Public CIO, and Emergency Management. See
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