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Emphasizing ‘people over position’: 2023 Exemplary Public Servant James Earp

American City & Country

Despite being voted “most likely to be president” in high school, James Earp’s path to public service wasn’t a direct one. A path to public service It was while working in the banking industry straight out of college that Earp first learned about the job of a city manager.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ). The City Council is worked up about it (" D.C. And the leader of the DCHA board says they're working on it (" We already are working on making the D.C. Housing Authority better ," Post ).

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

City Manager Lynch blogs on everything from budget concerns to public service. Often encountered by the city manager, the City Council helps propose and vote on items of interest. Jeff has kept the blog going since 2006. One of the more recent entries was on making City Hall more friendly.

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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

Lynch writes on everything from the budget to public service. She is the Hayward, California city manager and has worked in the office since 2006. Believing that Mayor Bloomberg will be reelected for a third time, she uses her blog as a keeper of reasons for why not to vote for the incumbent. Ventura City Manager.

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The power of the connecting middle: where policy, delivery and democracy meet (and often don’t)

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

She deals in the rhythms of public service culture and practice that too often get missed in the Big Debates about government and democracy. From protecting civil rights to counting the votes, it’s hard to imagine a stable democratic future without the machinery of modern government. But an aspiration worth hanging onto.

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Brand America 2025

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Yet this is a powerful vote of confidence. These are not only far more valuable than those in Europe, but far more concentrated in the digital economy. The US then is an economic powerhouse, so much so that it has persistently run a large deficit in its capital account. Donald Trump protests. Well, its homicide rate of 6.8

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