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America’s Best Idea

America’s Best Idea

America’s national parks have been called “the best idea we ever had.” David Vela is the former director of the National Park Service.

Tourism in what was Coal Country

Tourism in what was Coal Country

Listen to how tourism, yes, tourism is helping to change the culture and the environment in some of the nation’s rural coal mining regions.

Keeping the Water Clean

Keeping the Water Clean

Joe Tackett is the CEO of Veolia, a water management company that works with governments around the world. Listen to the ways they work with government to make sure when you go for a glass of water, it’s clean and safe.

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From Cop to Mayor: Jane Castor Talks Infrastructure, Immigration, and Resilience on The Good Government Show

From Cop to Mayor: Jane Castor Talks Infrastructure, Immigration, and Resilience on The Good Government Show

“We’re a minority-majority city,” she said. “That means building trust with every community—especially when it comes to law enforcement. Our job is local safety, not federal immigration.” Tampa FL Mayor Jane Castro

Tampa is Ready

Tampa is Ready

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor was the host for the recent Conference of Mayor’s annual meeting. She talks about the national outlook for mayors and government and she talked about the challenges of being mayor of a city with a majority of minority citizens. And we talked about how a city prepares for annual hurricanes. GoodGovernmentShow.com […]

“The Future Is Now: Futurist Donna Dupont Urges Governments to Think Big, Act Smart, and Embrace Change”

“The Future Is Now: Futurist Donna Dupont Urges Governments to Think Big, Act Smart, and Embrace Change”

“You can have a ten-year vision,” she explained, “but you must build in milestones and be ready to pivot. That agility is the difference between thriving and just surviving.” Futurist, Donna DuPont

Plan for the Future

Plan for the Future

Donna Dupont is a futurist, that means she plans for the future. Listen as she explains how governments should plan and what they should consider as they think forward. Purple Compass GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsors: Register for the AWS Imagine Education, State, and Local Government in Chicago, IL July 29 – 30, 2025 The […]

Leading with Purpose: How Veolia and Joe Tackett Are Reinventing Water Management—and Good Government

Leading with Purpose: How Veolia and Joe Tackett Are Reinventing Water Management—and Good Government

“Our sole purpose in life is to ensure folks have safe, clean drinking water,” said Tackett. “And that when water leaves a wastewater plant, it returns to the river cleaner than it came in.”

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