The Good Government Show
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On the Road with the Tax Assessor
“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?”
Taxes, ugh, but the tax lady in Fulton County, IN is making it easier. County Assessor Kasey Lee takes her office on the road and meets people where they are. It’s really good government. More
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Your Friends at the IRS
“A messy IRS, a smaller IRS, a less functional IRS does not mean lower taxes for you.”
Imagine getting a call from the President to tell you he wants you to be the head of the IRS. That happened to Danny Werfel. Listen to how he explains the mission of the IRS. More
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Riding the Bus in West Hollywood
“Good government, to me, is the ability to collaborate in an egoless way for the benefit of our community.”
The mayor of West Hollywood, CA doesn’t own a car, she takes the bus, she walks. She says it’s the way for people to see her out in the city, like many of them are. And she talks about trees. More
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Clean Water for Native Americans
“Risks in every single solution”
Lt Cmdr Melissa De Vera is a recent Flemming Award winner. She helped implement $3.5 billion dollar projects for clean water and improving sanitation for her agency, the Indian Health Services. This from a woman who used to get notes… More
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Launching a Career in Public Service
“Bringing opportunity back into our community”
It’s not easy to recruit new police officers, fire fighters or emergency workers. In Okeechobee County, FL a program called High School Heroes figured out a way to get new grads working for the county. Listen to County Commissioner Terry… More
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A Billion Dollar Award for Clean Air
“Believe in your ability to make a difference and make things better”
Nick McDaniel, a Department of Justice lawyer secured a record $1.675 billion dollar award against a diesel engine manufacturer. The company had a so-called “defeat device” in Dodge Ram trucks to alter emission outputs. For that, McDaniel was honored with… More
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FDR New Deal Program Revived in Buffalo
“I’m willing to steal the best ideas from other counties.”
During the Great Depression the federal government put thousands of men to work, building roads, building fields, campsites all through the CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corp. Listen to how Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is updating that in Buffalo, NY. More
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The Flemming Awards for Public Service
“We have had literally billions of dollars savings over the years”
You got your Oscars, your Pulitzers, your Nobel, and there are the Flemming Awards. Never heard of them? If you work in government or public service then you know what they are. More
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Dr. Fauci and a Career in Public Health
“When You Mix Science and Politics, Politics Wins”
Dr Anthony Fauci spent 54 years in public health. He led the fight against HIV/AIDS and then COVID. He is what public service is all about. He talks about the current challenges in public health and his extraordinary career. More
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Good Government meets Good Government
“We have the vision for a strong, representative government that works well for all”
James-Christian Blockwood is the president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration. Their mission, delegated by Congress is to improve government. That’s good government, just listen. More
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Boise the City of Trees
“It’s an investment in people”
Host Dave Martin speaks with Mayor Lauren McLean of Boise, Idaho. She says trees make a neighborhood cooler, cleaner and safer. A lot of good government in Boise, wait until you hear. Oh and it’s Idaho, of course we talk… More
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Chiefs on the move to Kansas City
“There’s a lot of good things going on”
Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO, two different cities. Recently the Chiefs announced a big move, from the Missouri side to the Kansas side. Earlier this year I talked about that possibility with Kansas City Kansas Mayor Tyrone Garner.… More