"to raise the health and well-being of Native American tribes to the highest level possible." YouTube - zurl.co/1I13b Spotify - zurl.co/btxrY Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/XCw3i

"If you can't resolve the problem yourself. Find somebody else that can resolve the problem for the constituent." YouTube - zurl.co/bLGQR Spotify - zurl.co/6upPa Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/sOyiI

"I think you don't do this work if you don't believe in your ability to make a difference and make things better." - Nick McDaniel YouTube - zurl.co/tMenf Spotify - zurl.co/7rJoz Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/Jj9bk

"If we're doing a good job, then people don't recognize us. They don't. You don't see us on TV. You don't see us in the news." Mark Poloncarz YouTube - zurl.co/MEKBX Spotify - zurl.co/QmUrK Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/Il50g

"Arthur Flemming wanted to retain the best and the brightest. He didn’t want people who are doing wonderful things to leave." YouTube - zurl.co/72xf4 Spotify - zurl.co/gVkDn Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/iAlyY

"The lesson is always that when you mix science and politics, you get politics." - Dr. Fauci YouTube - zurl.co/SfW1c Spotify - zurl.co/QcQbI Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/fKCWK

"Our mission is to help leaders be more effective, efficient, transparent and accountable for government." YouTube - zurl.co/0IGV0 Spotify - zurl.co/3j2Sm Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/QZfx3

"Parks, open space, tree covers, clean water, public safety. It’s all connected. It’s an investment cities need to make." - Boise Mayor Lauren McLean YouTube - zurl.co/Vf9LA Spotify - zurl.co/LNOTU Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/nThqn

There's a lot of good things going on in Kansas City, Kansas. And the Chiefs are coming too! YouTube - zurl.co/A0Zei Spotify - zurl.co/XQNS1 Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/EvoMR

"Good government is government that knows how to take care of their community and doesn't get engaged in party bickering." - Arlington, TX Mayor Jim Ross YouTube - zurl.co/mJUmv Spotify - zurl.co/FapRw Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/Lawoz

"Good government is providing outstanding services to residents at the most efficient means possible" YouTube - zurl.co/Ej0Ib Spotify - zurl.co/cOlhJ Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/ZEw77

"Local government especially, probably affects your daily life more than any other form of government..." Ethan Baker, Mayor of Troy Michigan youtu.be/aLKlOa1inpA open.spotify.com/episode/6DhI... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

"Taking on those challenges of a big city. But you still have oftentimes a small town mentality, which is the community says, fix it. You got to fix it." - Dr Tim Mahoney, Mayor Fargo, ND YouTube zurl.co/ahFvg Spotify zurl.co/ykQPu Apple Podcasts zurl.co/1koQB

"People blame me for the weather. They blame me for this. They blame me for that. You know, I can't fix everything wrong with everybody's life." - Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson YouTube zurl.co/3YhuC Spotify zurl.co/BFIyk Apple Podcasts zurl.co/gjDU4

One mayor is working to make sure that those that served get a fair chance, and a helping hand to move on to their life once they're out of the military. #VeteransDay YouTube zurl.co/Vm49I Spotify zurl.co/xhHKg Apple Podcasts zurl.co/uUQML

"Good government is doing the right thing without considering the political benefits or the political risks." - Christian Leinbach, Berks County Commissioner YouTube zurl.co/s6Trm Spotify zurl.co/vOiJh Apple Podcasts zurl.co/XiymP

"Our city administration cannot solve every problem. We can't make people, do certain things, but people have the opportunity to go out, be engaged, and be change agents themselves." YouTube zurl.co/iEC7D Spotify zurl.co/c5gmT Apple Podcasts zurl.co/JtAJX

"213,000 people have had $382 million of medical debt wiped out." YouTube zurl.co/22gXQ Spotify zurl.co/FioiZ Apple Podcasts zurl.co/BRvbJ

"We believe that forests and trees are really critical parts of building healthy communities, both in larger landscapes as well as the urban environment." - @americanforests.bsky.social YouTube zurl.co/yD5XO Spotify zurl.co/3MoLM Apple Podcasts zurl.co/SfTMX

"I see that you can make a difference. That matters to me. If I can take something and make it better when I leave, that I've done something right." - Amy Bublak, Mayor of Turlock, CA YouTube zurl.co/Wvz4C Spotify zurl.co/AYgDQ Apple Podcasts zurl.co/JUVwg

"The most basic thing you can do is become an informed voter. Go out and vote, and then make sure that your friends and neighbors are also participating as well." - Grace Rauh, Citizens Union Executive Director YouTube zurl.co/snq22 Spotify zurl.co/ihkAO Apple Podcasts zurl.co/APGUv

"I love municipal government. I love what happens in cities. It is beautiful and you can touch it and see it and feel it and know that you're making a difference for people." - Elise Partin, Mayor of Cayce, SC. YouTube zurl.co/5jBq0 Spotify zurl.co/AO2W6 Apple Podcasts zurl.co/kD60x

Libraries "are an American tradition and I think there's a reason for that." YouTube zurl.co/RBC7q Spotify zurl.co/YIxIY Apple Podcasts zurl.co/PhNm3

"It's not about being mayor. It's about doing things." YouTube zurl.co/bTKGw Spotify zurl.co/7Kxna Apple Podcasts zurl.co/Ctrxu

A New Look at Old Coal Communities... They're actually working together YouTube zurl.co/tLBMe Spotify zurl.co/lZyTh Apple Podcasts zurl.co/AbX9u

"I think it's amazing how we are a huge country, and yet many of us are dealing with so many of the same issues." - @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social , @berkeleyca.gov YouTube zurl.co/MAW4h Spotify zurl.co/bRhQI Apple Podcasts zurl.co/dKejq

"We're fostering hope in these communities that that need it very badly." - Gabriel Peña of Fayettville, WV YouTube zurl.co/N5AR2 Spotify zurl.co/ww47F Apple zurl.co/saQUW

"Good government is being transparent to the people you represent, whether it's bad or good." Fontana, California Mayor Acquanetta Warren YouTube: zurl.co/GmQ4P Spotify: zurl.co/BJ6nw Apple: zurl.co/ijuN6

"Go do something... You'd be surprised when you get pulled into that. How rewarding when you have a real win, how rewarding that is." - Debbie Goettel, Hennepin County Commissioner YouTube: zurl.co/c3wzK Spotify: zurl.co/Ehw2W Apple: zurl.co/KrAMY

"The first counties were in the 1600s. They were called shires... where our country was just fledgling and coming forward. So counties have always been there and they always will be there." YouTube zurl.co/fK3QQ Spotify zurl.co/YGCt6 Apple Podcasts zurl.co/kncHd

"The people that work here truly, truly love what they do. They love the mission." Josh Geiger on Veterans Affairs. YouTube zurl.co/MoAC7 Spotify zurl.co/xpKdG Apple Podcasts zurl.co/qWVAa

"You know, mayors are our focus, regardless of how big or small our cities may be. The problems that we face are pretty similar." - Tampa Mayor Jane Castor YouTube zurl.co/LnMRB Spotify zurl.co/1GRvi Apple zurl.co/bosH3

"Instead of working in silos, we have to move towards more of an ecosystem type of approach..." Donna Dupont, Futurist & Founder of Purple Compass YouTube zurl.co/t3Gb7 Spotify zurl.co/poZpP Apple Podcasts zurl.co/TEBTf

"Our sole purpose in life is to ensure that folks have safe, clean drinking water." YouTube zurl.co/7mdqL Spotify zurl.co/CHKCy Apple Podcasts zurl.co/v75tT

Today on the show, we discuss Giles County known as Virginia's Mountain playground with Tourism Director Cora Gnegy. YouTube zurl.co/moVrz Spotify zurl.co/iuyMd Apple Podcasts zurl.co/Wi6HS

"Good government falls on three basic tenants. Transparency, accountability and excellence... Every policy, every budget, every action should withstand public scrutiny." YouTube zurl.co/y4w3W Spotify zurl.co/5CuZj Apple Podcasts zurl.co/ElMJe

"There are many ways to give back to a city, right? This isn't the only one, but this is the way that works for me " - Molly Rawn, Mayor of Fayetteville YouTube zurl.co/cY7hd Spotify zurl.co/SKK11 Apple zurl.co/x9949

111 years ago, one man was murdered, needlessly sparking WW1. No political, church, civic, press or business leader stopped it. It is one of the worst examples of poor governance in human history. Jim Ludlow wrote a short story imagining if the three royal cousins kept the peace. zurl.co/sAPLC

"Grand Rapids, Michigan is probably one of America's best kept secrets." YouTube zurl.co/eG56d Spotify zurl.co/kkzz5 Apple Podcasts zurl.co/a8Mss

Want to watch our annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® awards ceremony? Join our #Sammies2025 livestream this evening at 6:30 p.m. EDT to watch the program live from Washington, D.C. 📅 Tuesday, June 17 ⌚ 6:30 p.m. EDT 🔗https://bit.ly/Sammies2025Livestream

David Lebryk, former fiscal assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, was named Federal Employee of the Year by @ourpublicservice.bsky.social‬. In his NPR interview, he reflected on his career, noting "you have to have integrity in what you are doing at all times." www.npr.org/2025/06/17/n...

"So I'm in the Bloomberg New Mayor's program and they gave us a clock with how many days you have left in your tenure. And it says, use your time wisely." Mayor of Raleigh, Janet Cowell YouTube zurl.co/bSM3Z Spotify zurl.co/9ZLR7 Apple Podcasts zurl.co/tnLBF

Mayor David Holt Champions Growth, Unity—and the NBA Finals—on The Good Government Show zurl.co/czYXg

"I always like helping people. I always like being a part of the group of people who are trying to make the world a better place." - OKC Mayor David Holt #ThunderUp YouTube zurl.co/zzCOO Spotify zurl.co/JB7Fz Apple Podcasts zurl.co/LTRLp

"We are in a political moment where people are looking for authentic leaders who, when you talk to them, they're truly passionate about what they're passionate about." - Justin Douglas, Dauphin County Commissioner YouTube zurl.co/RoBDW Spotify zurl.co/xOZ11 Apple Podcasts zurl.co/lq3h1

"Leadership is not, just because you put a title on yourself. But for me, it's been being a public servant." YouTube zurl.co/nzMss Spotify zurl.co/WfQx9 Apple zurl.co/h73Wp

"What attracts people here from all over the country is we’re ranked as one of the best places to raise a family, to start a business by." Curt Skoog, Mayor of Overland Park, Kansas YouTube zurl.co/JcUZJ Spotify zurl.co/66sh1 Apple zurl.co/cYuwZ

From Fur Trade to Future Tech: Albany @mayorsheehan.bsky.social Talks Trust, Progress, and the Power of Local Government zurl.co/ip3IL

"We tell the story of America from fur trade to nanotechnology." - Mayor of Albany, NY Kathy Sheehan YouTube zurl.co/iuZsP Spotify zurl.co/IWbHG Apple zurl.co/5kdB4

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