• CheckIn: Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball Kyle Kondik
    Jun 21 2021

    CheckIn by GovSight. In this episode, GovSight Reporter Jackie O'Neil checks in with Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball Kyle Kondik on trust in political institutions and key upcoming elections. And they chat about Sabato's Crystal Ball, a nonpartisan election newsletter published by the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

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    9 mins
  • CheckIn: President of Voices for National Service AnnaMaura Connolly and CEO of With Honor Action Rye Barcott
    Jun 7 2021

    CheckIn by GovSight. In this episode, GovSight Reporter Elina Smith-Leitch checks in with President of Voices for National Service AnnaMaura Connolly and Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Action Rye Barcott on boosting national service opportunities. They discuss youth opinion on joining organizations like AmeriCorps, civic engagement and the CORPS Act.

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    23 mins
  • CheckIn: NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano on cannabis legislation
    May 24 2021

    CheckIn by GovSight. In this episode, GovSight Reporter Emily Ginas checks in with Deputy Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Paul Armentano on where nationwide legalization stands for cannabis, how it is tied to criminal justice reform and the future of the cannabis industry in the United States.

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    22 mins
  • CheckIn: Alderman Robin Rue Simmons on COVID-19, American racial disparities and Evanston's reparations resolution
    May 13 2021
    CheckIn by GovSight. In this episode, GovSight Reporter Emily Ginas checks in with Evanston, Ill., Ald. Robin Rue Simmons, 5th Ward, on COVID-19’s local impact, racial disparities and Evanston’s reparations resolution.  
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    22 mins
  • CheckIn: Colorado State Rep. Leslie Herod on Denver's COVID-19 recovery, New Era Colorado and criminal justice reform
    Apr 20 2021

    CheckIn by GovSight. This week, GovSight Reporter Jackie O'Neil checks in with State Representative Leslie Herold of Colorado's 8th District on the coronavirus pandemic's impact on Denver, her civic engagement roots as the founder of New Era Colorado and her legislative work on social and criminal justice reform. 

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    14 mins
  • CheckIn: National League of Cities Legislative Director of Human Development Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman on COVID-19's impact on U.S. cities
    Apr 12 2021

    CheckIn by GovSight. This week, GovSight Reporter Zack Edwards checks in with National League of Cities Legislative Director of Human Development & Federal Advocacy Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman on the pandemic's long-lasting effects, the societal value of public libraries and how to make a difference as an informed citizen.

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    16 mins
  • CheckIn: National Association of Counties Chief Public Affairs Officer Brian Namey on county government functionality and domestic violence during COVID-19
    Mar 1 2021

    CheckIn by GovSight. This week, GovSight Reporter Zack Edwards checks in with National Association of Counties Chief Public Affairs Officer Brian Namey on county government functionality and responsibility across the United States, increased domestic violence cases during the coronavirus pandemic and how to locate further information on your own county government officials.  

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    22 mins
  • CheckIn: Nebraska State Senator Megan Hunt on unicameralism, minimum wage and rural urbanization
    Feb 17 2021

    CheckIn by GovSight. In this episode, GovSight Social Media Director Victoria Garcia checks in Senator Megan Hunt of Nebraska's 8th legislative district on the state's unique unicameral legislature, minimum wage reform under President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package and the consequences of urbanization in the time of COVID-19. 

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    27 mins