“Government work is underappreciated.” youtu.be/AN0Necnb0AI open.spotify.com/episode/7Aca... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/spor...

"The mark of a good mayor is being able to shop in the local grocery store." youtu.be/W3UdkfwQqF0 open.spotify.com/episode/4ZMZ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/talk...

“…my job is to make sure our community has what it needs.” @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social @berkeleyca.gov youtu.be/R4wikZcuFzE open.spotify.com/episode/41B7... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/one-...

Wind Power, It’s A Part of the Future youtu.be/lDkX8709BHg open.spotify.com/episode/0Fz6... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/wind...

"We are America's city for health." youtu.be/ivuY5m5gmaI open.spotify.com/episode/2MVe... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/good...

“Just have a conversation. It’s so simple.” youtu.be/zisuNsvC7f0 open.spotify.com/episode/51kP... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/west...

"There are different perspectives. But what can we do to work together?" youtu.be/r1Fue87Cl7s open.spotify.com/episode/6E4t... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/farm...

"Grants aren't everything, but they're not nothing." youtu.be/lf45TUWMP0w open.spotify.com/episode/1uGY... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/gett...

"If you don't really hear about it too much, then they're doing a great job..." youtu.be/soJ2VrIJn90 open.spotify.com/episode/6r65... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/a-ci...

"Our volunteers do about $1 million worth of things that the county would have had to pay for." @dakotacountymn.bsky.social youtu.be/FUioexDM-dk open.spotify.com/episode/5fXV... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/clea...

"I want people to know that you still can trust your local government..." youtu.be/TnzypkDp41g open.spotify.com/episode/4qJX... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/the-...

"Good government is doing what the people want and what the people need." @miamidadecounty.bsky.social youtu.be/RVVK3FpvBh0 open.spotify.com/episode/006b... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... www.goodgovinstitute.org/episode/life...

"We stay in our lane and we focus on what cities do, and that allows the economy and the population around us to flourish." #goodgovernment #podcast #elsegundo YouTube - zurl.co/fM2Z1 Spotify - zurl.co/hkCk3 Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/6tys8 Transcription - zurl.co/vuBJm

"82% of the items that people brought in were able to be repaired." YouTube - zurl.co/5IXzs Spotify - zurl.co/yO1OY Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/nZJGH Transcription - zurl.co/Lcgxg

"How do we kind of encourage more service?" YouTube - zurl.co/9QSxJ Spotify - zurl.co/7S3Qn Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/EEgJw Transcript - zurl.co/ae6rw

"Part of being a responsible leader in government is recognizing that you have to spend less than you receive..." YouTube - zurl.co/87BzF Spotify - zurl.co/eDquJ Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/9eU4Q Transcription - zurl.co/CQ4Us

"USDA touches almost every aspect of our lives across the country here in the United States." #USDA YouTube - zurl.co/5FElf Spotify - zurl.co/pPKKC Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/ijlkC

"I can't say to somebody, you have a crisis. We're not going to help you." - Phil Armstrong YouTube - zurl.co/6XWoj Spotify - zurl.co/9PeZB Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/hSNc2

"Good government is government that is responsive to you and is a good steward of the resources that they've been entrusted..." - Mayor Buffaloe, Columbia, Missouri YouTube - zurl.co/wwUpm Spotify - zurl.co/CxjbO Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/OVRWd

"...wanting to be a part of something bigger than myself. Part of the solution..." YouTube - zurl.co/tnmNk Spotify - zurl.co/UP5D8 Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/8KRtA

"I've been working to make people's lives, safer and better as a cop. I think I can do it as an elected official." YouTube - zurl.co/bEYfO Spotify - zurl.co/kMrW6 Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/GspGD

"Anything that lasts a long time needs to be fixed along the way." Cecili Wake, Democracy 2076 YouTube - zurl.co/mK9FW Spotify - zurl.co/IKO2x Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/lXCpC

"I love my job. I think it's the most interesting, rewarding job in the world." YouTube - zurl.co/AsFb8 Spotify - zurl.co/E6ioA Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/JjUxb

"making the federal government work better for all Americans for the next 250 years." @democracyforward.org YouTube - zurl.co/yNOq3 Spotify - zurl.co/54KX7 Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/sIWsh

"It's interesting to the inspector general that, you know, it's been characterized as, sir, the most important public servant. You've never heard of." - Jay Lerner YouTube - zurl.co/Pz1A5 Spotify - zurl.co/FC8Da Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/ybrB6

"We have to get people to realize there's a lot more good than there is bad." - Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno, CA YouTube - zurl.co/OfyYv Spotify - zurl.co/HhMq8 Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/Pn4pC

"I truly love working for the people. I’m a taxpayer too. I don’t want to have to overpay, so why should somebody else have to overpay?" YouTube - zurl.co/4tSqz Spotify - zurl.co/tZ7Po Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/fw7GL

"A messy IRS, a smaller IRS, a less functional IRS does not mean lower taxes for you. Only Congress can lower your taxes." - Fmr IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel #taxes YouTube - zurl.co/OAqWy Spotify - zurl.co/b3KDa Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/ar80b

"Good government, to me, is the ability to collaborate in an egoless way for the benefit of our community." @wehocity.bsky.social Mayor Chelsea Byers YouTube - zurl.co/sa51u Spotify - zurl.co/R3myw Apple Podcasts - zurl.co/ZCDqH

"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