Show Notes

West Virginia, Tourism Capital? Not yet, but they are working on it. Hear how one county in West Virginia is bringing tourists to their county and adding jobs. And it’s WV, my new vacation destination.

Well maybe not, but in Michigan they have a program that helps people arrested avoid jail. It’s no get out of jail free card, but it will reduce the prison population and get people help.

Kenneth Wilson is the Franklin County administrator for the area that includes Columbus. He’s also a podcast host and took advantage of interviewing me. And we discuss the issues like traffic and housing.

There’s a lot of space in Montana and a lot of people want to keep it that way. To do it, you need good land management and as Ravalli County Commissioner Greg Chilcott explains, that may mean less government.

Detroit may not be on the top of vacation bucket list, but there’s a lot there. The Lions are on top of the NFL and County Commission Chair Alisha Bell tells you why Detroit is a city on the move.

Wildfires, a huge growing concern to those in western states. As the climate changes it’s getting more important to mitigate the problem. La Plata County Commissioner Marsha Porter Norton helps lead a program that does just that, it’s good government, just listen.

Imagine getting picked up by a police car first thing in the morning…and looking forward to it. That’s what happens to high school students in a county government mentoring program in Vermillion County, Indiana. Just listen, the next county commissioner might be in that car.

When you think of Maryland, think beer and cider and wine, they grow it all in Maryland and Laurie Ann Sayles of Montgomery county talks agriculture. We also talk about programs for seniors and being Maryland, we talk crabs and sauce. Listen for a conversation about what makes Montgomery move.

The fate of the city of Fate is in the hands of Mayor David Billings. And he’s not leaving it up to fate. Listen as he explains how he helps to plan and manage the growth of this expanding city near Dallas. It’s actually fate that he wound up in the mayor’s office.

Henry County Commission President Carlotta Herrell is working on a problem, traffic and she says there are things she can do, it involved good government and good planning. What’s worse than sitting in traffic? Hear some solutions.