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Talking Snow in Anchorage, Alaska
We don’t have a whole lot of roads, so we’ve got a lot of pilots.
Mayor Suzanne LaFrance joined the conversation. Our first guest from Alaska so naturally we started talking about snow. But Anchorage is a true American city with some of the same challenges other mayors face. Give a listen. More
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Meet Taylor Drift, Blizzard Wizard, and the Mayor Who’s Fixing Anchorage One Snowplow at a Time
Anchorage, Alaska has named all of its snowplows — Taylor Drift, Blizzard Wizard, Lady Gaga, Darth Vader — and residents can track them online in real time. It sounds like a fun gimmick. But Mayor Suzanne LaFrance will tell you… More
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“I Don’t Really Like Politics” — And That’s Why Livermore Works
Mayor John Marchand of Livermore, California, earns $18,000 a year and works full time. In his city’s most recent survey, 92% of residents said Livermore is a great place to live and raise a family. His philosophy? “I don’t really… More
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Wine and Baseball in California
I don’t really like politics. It’s the price that you have to pay for good governance.
When you’re talking to someone from Northern California you have to talk about wine. And Mayor John Marchand of Livermore started the conversation with a good wine discussion. Then we talked about baseball and good government. More
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At 28, He Runs Florida’s Sixth-Largest City. Here’s His Plan.
Bryan Calvo was sworn in as mayor of Hialeah, Florida — a city of more than 220,000 and the sixth largest in the state — and before the applause faded, he sat down and started signing executive orders. At 28,… More
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Hialeah, Florida’s New and Young Mayor
People are kind of ready for a generational shift in politics.
When I met Bryan Calvo he had served all of three weeks as the newest and youngest Mayor of Hialeah, Florida. He got off to a fast start. I always like talking to young people in office and Mayor Calvo… More
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Profile of a Public Servant
“We don’t believe in just meeting the standard. We go above and beyond.”
A career in public service is not something many people automatically think about. Kelli Bentley, HR director for a city in Alabama is trying to change that. Listen to how she recruits people to work in her city’s water and… More
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Slow Down in Allentown, PA
“We have to give people an opportunity to trust us.”
Mayor Matt Turek is trying to make Allentown, PA the slowest city in America. Not because he drives slow, because slower traffic increases pedestrian safety. We also cover housing, police and fire fighter retention and baseball. More
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Stopping Crime Before It Starts: Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand’s Big Idea
Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand thinks we can prevent crimes before they happen — not with more police, but with mediators. On this episode of The Good Government Show, the former prosecutor turned mayor of Michigan’s second-largest city talks about… More
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Good Ideas Win in Grand Rapids
“a proxy for what the real business of government is, and that is human flourishing.”
Mayor David LaGrand loves good ideas and big ideas. He says what keeps him up is not getting to all the things he wants to do in his city. Listen to his big ideas about improving Grand Rapids. More
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No Driver? No Problem. What Government Needs to Know Before Driverless Cars Take Over
The car pulls up. You get in the back seat. The blinker goes on, the wheel turns — and there’s no one behind it. On the latest episode of The Good Government Show, Dave Martin sits down with Daniel Greene… More
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Driverless Cars, Look Out, One Might be in the next Lane
“We through government can make this country better and people’s lives better.”
There’s a lot of talk about driverless cars, they improve traffic, they impede traffic, they’re safe, they aren’t safe at all. I sat down with Daniel Greene Senior Director of consumer protection and product safety for the National Consumers League. More
