Author: David Snyder

What do palm trees, public buses, housing reform and egoless leadership have in common? West Hollywood Mayor, Chelsea Byers – talks good government!

Fleming Award–winning Indian Health Service engineer shares how $3.5 billion in sanitation projects is transforming lives on The Good Government Show

Okeechobee County Commissioner Terry Burroughs shares how a rural community is building the next generation of public safety leaders on The Good Government Show

“The largest Clean Air Act civil penalty in the history of federal enforcement.”

“There’s no playbook for a 90-inch snowstorm. You just lean on what you know, build a strong team, and move quickly.”

Every year, the Oscars spotlight Hollywood’s finest. The Pulitzers honor great journalism. The Nobel Prize elevates global changemakers. But few Americans know about another award—one that recognizes federal public servants quietly improving our daily lives. Welcome to the Arthur Flemming Awards, now in its 76th year.

For more than half a century, Anthony Fauci stood at the center of the world’s biggest … “When You Mix Science and Politics, Politics Wins”: Dr. Anthony Fauci on The Good Government ShowRead more

If you think government is broken, this episode may change your mind.
Meet the National Academy of Public Administration—home to more than 1,000 of the nation’s most respected public‑service leaders. On this episode, we reveal how they quietly solve government’s hardest problems and why their work matters now more than ever.

Boise, Idaho is living up to its nickname—the City of Trees—and Mayor Lauren McLean is leading … Welcome to the Forest: Boise’s Mayor Plants Big Ideas (and 140,000 Trees)Read more

Kansas City, KS — When the Kansas City Chiefs announced plans in December to build a … Before the Whistle Blew: The Interview That Saw the Chiefs’ Move ComingRead more