GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government - Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)

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#68 The League of Women in Government Nov 08, 2016

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The League of Women in Government is an exciting new group working to bring attention to the issue of gender equality in local government. Specifically they've focused on raising the percentage of women in chief administrative officer positions from 13 percent, the rate it was in 1984 and 2014. GovLove interviewed three leaders involved with the group who spoke at a symposium before the ICMA conference in Kansas City.

#67 Between Two Interns with Anthony Hooper, Public Works DIrector Nov 04, 2016

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The return of Between Two Interns! For their first episode they grill Anthony Hooper, the Public Works Director of Lake Oswego, OR. Our new interns, Ashley Sonoff and Madison Thesing, are both Fellows in the Portland, OR area. For the first part of the episode we get to know them and their path to local government. Then the interns talk with Anthony about being a manager, getting creative to advance and more.

#66 Election Season with the League of Minority Voters Oct 28, 2016

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The 2016 Election season is in the home stretch with contests at every level of government. We sat down with Promise King the Executive Director of the Oregon League of Minority Voters to talk about voter turnout, issues important to minority voters and more.

#65 Recapping the ELGL16 Pop-Up Conferences Oct 25, 2016

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On October 21st Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) held six pop-up conferences across the country involving more than 550 local government administrators. Organizers from each of the locations come on the podcast to talk about what they were inspired by and their favorite speakers and sessions.

#64 Twitter & Free Speech: What's mute got to do with it? Oct 22, 2016

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How does blocking or muting someone on Twitter affect free speech? Angela Greben has been doing research into precisely this topic. She has been filing records requests across the country to find out who elected officials and public Twitter accounts have been muting to find out if it impacts your first amendment right.

#63 Local Government Website Do's and Don'ts Oct 18, 2016

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What's it like to launch a new city website? In an interview from the 2016 ICMA Conference in Kansas City, Mike Ekey from the City of Raymore, MO and Ashley Fruechting from Vision Internet tell the story of Raymore's process and launch. From the bid process to the ribbon cutting (yes ribbon cutting of a website) Mike and Ashley give a behind the scenes look at the process.

#62 The Importance of Organizational Culture with Ron Holifield Oct 14, 2016

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Ron Holifield from Strategic Government Resources comes on the podcast to discuss culture and how it can impact hiring and brand perception. The interview covers everything from servant leadership to how prepared local governments are for the "silver tsunami."

#61 Talking Kansas City, MO with Assistant City Manager Rick Usher Oct 07, 2016

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We sat down with Assistant City Manager Rick Usher while we were in Kansas City, MO for the 2016 ICMA Conference. He discussed the city's new streetcar, bringing Google Fiber to the region and supporting the start-up community. Rick also shed some light on KC's ties to history and how the city has changed in his 30 year career at City Hall.

#60 Dad Talk, Balancing Diapers and Budgets Sep 30, 2016

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It's all dad talk in this week's episode! Four guests come on the podcast to talk about balancing being a father and working in local government. Patrick Rollens (Corvallis, OR), Ryan Adams (Irving, TX), Ben McCready (Normal, IL) and Matt Yager (Plano, TX) talk about dealing with sick kids and what workplaces can do to be more family friendly.

#59 The Future of Libraries with Amy Garmer, Aspen Institute Sep 27, 2016

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Live from #ICMA2016! GovLove was in Kansas City, MO for the annual conference and found some time to sit down with Amy Garmer from the Aspen Institute and the director of the Dialogue on Public Libraries. She talks how libraries are changing, "technology petting zoos" and more.

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