The ProGov Podcast

Gordon Goodwin, Senior Director of GARE, joined the ProGov Podcast to talk about GARE's Racial Equity Toolkit and the importance of incorporating racial equity tools into local decision making. Listen in to learn more.

Read GARE's Racial Equity Toolkit here. 

Joel Rogers, Co-Founder of Government Performance Action & Learning (GPAL), and Michelle Kobayashi, the Senior VP of Innovation at Polco, joined the ProGov Podcast to talk about the use of data to evaluate government performance and how GPAL can be an asset to cities looking to improve the quality of life for their residents. 

Jim Hightower,  former Texas  Agriculture Commissioner, national radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and New York Times best-selling author, joined the ProGov Podcast to discuss local food policy, monopolies, and the rights of nature. Listen in to learn what local governments and grassroots organizations can do to safeguard our local food systems.

Christine Baker-Smith and Julia Bauer from National League of Cities joined the ProGov Podcast to talk about local-level home rule and preemption policy and their "Principles of Home Rule for the 21st Century" report. Listen in to learn how local governments can protect their governing powers and fend off state preemption. 

Erin Cosgrove from the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) joined the ProGov Podcast to discuss equity metrics in energy efficiency programs and NEEP's new report:  Centering Equity with Metrics: How to Incorporate Equity and Justice in Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification.

Listen in to learn more about NEEP, their new report, and how states and localities can incorporate equity into energy efficiency programs. 

Annie Dade and Wanzi Muruvi from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment joined the ProGov Podcast to discuss how states are tackling the child care compensation crisis. Read CSCCE's recent report "The American Rescue Plan: Recommendations for Addressing Early Educator Compensation and Supports" here.

Read CSCCE's recent blog post on "How Are States Tackling the Early Educator Compensation Crisis" here. 

Nick Licata, former Seattle City Council member, joined the ProGov Podcast to talk about campaign finance reform and the Seattle Democracy Voucher Program. Listen in to learn more about what local jurisdictions can do to protect election integrity and empower residents to engage in the democratic process. 

Maya Hazarika Watts, Senior Attorney at ChangeLab Solutions, and Sabrina Adler, ChangeLab Solutions’ Vice President of Law, joined us on The ProGov Podcast to discuss public health policy and their new guide:  Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity: An Introductory Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners. 

Listen in on this exciting discussion to learn more about public health policy implementation and how cities across the United States are working towards equitable enforcement. 
 

DeRay Mckesson, Co-Founder of Campaign Zero, and Katie Ryan, Campaign Zero's Chief of Staff,  joined us on The ProGov Podcast to discuss no-knock raids and their new campaign,  #EndAllNoKnocks.

TransitCenter's Director of Research, Steven Higashide, joins us on The ProGov Podcast to discuss transit equity and TransitCenter's recent report: Equity in Practice: A Guidebook for Transit Agencies.

Reports mentioned in this episode:
- Invest in Transit Equity, Invest in Transit Workers
-WCT Subtext
-Equity Inclusion Framework at Metro Transit