Ok, not everything, but Mayor Ethan Baker talked about how he works to make his city work well and work better.

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Dr. Tim Mahoney is the mayor Fargo, ND. His small city is growing and in fact the mayor says they have 5,000 job openings. Listen to how Fargo is managing growth in this city.

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Van Johnson moved to Savannah, Ga to go to college and live with family. He stayed, he's now the mayor of the city and excited about the growth of his adopted city. Listen to the challenges of running a tourist destination and a working large city.

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They wore the nation's uniform, many where highly trained in specialized fields. They worked hard, did hard jobs and did jobs many people would never do. Some of them went above and beyond the call of duty, yes, some were hero's. DC Reeves is the mayor of Pensacola, FL and a strong advocate for putting veterans to work after their military service.

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Friend of the Good Government Show Christian Leinbach joins us again to talk about Berks County, PA and his city of Reading. Top on his list of good government projects is trains, he is working on restoring rail service from his city to Philadelphia and points beyond.

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Quentin Hart is the mayor of Waterloo, Iowa and has made significant changes. Including a new bridge, which made a real difference. He was recently inducted into the Iowa League of Cities Hall of Fame. Things are happening in Waterloo, just listen.

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For 15 years Toni Preckwinkle has been Cook County's Commission President. An impressive run and she has done impressive work.

Currently, Chicago is on the front line of a power struggle between the federal governments deploying ICE agents and National Guard troops in American Cities. As of this show's release, a federal just has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago. President Preckwinkle has called the possible deployments, "a dangerous and reckless abuse of power" and "it's fear tactics it and illegal use of power dressed up as law and order." She also spoke out in support of a state court judge's ruling that ICE agents can not make arrests inside Chicago courthouses. She said, "ICE enforcement has become increasingly violent, inhumane and unlawful. These tactics are unacceptable and un-American." Last week she signed an executive order banning ICE agents from working in or around any Cook County property, including staging areas or for making arrests.

Toni Preckwinkle is a leader. Listen to her updates on how she is delivering good government in Chicago.

Read Cook County Commission President Toni Preckwinkle's statements about a judge's decision to so far, not allow National Guard troops to patrol Chicago's streets and her stand on ICE agents making arrests outside of Cook County courthouses.

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Watch a press conference with Illinois Governor J.D. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brad Johnson and Commission President Toni Preckwinkle as they discuss potential National Guard deployment in Chicago and speak out against recent arrests by ICE agents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3CjBOXupGY

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Step out around your community and look up, see those trees? Trees make a difference. As Benita Hussian of American Forests will tell you, trees improve neighborhoods, health and well they just make life better.

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