Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

And this is increasingly important as our country becomes more polarized, and even outside of this, people are very quick to criticize elected officials and government processes as uniformly corrupt, etc. But that our management processes aren't set up to do that. But parks agencies and libraries aren't set up to do this purposively.

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

Local governments – many with the best of intentions -- face a perennial disconnect between elected officials; sustainability, resilience, and equity offices; and budget and finance leaders in aligning resources with climate initiatives.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Elected Officials Local Government Sustainability 52

Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Professional government employees are vital partners for these officials and do [or should do] the day-to-day operations of the government, procure products and services, supervise, develop budgets for programs and execute tactics outlined in strategy put forth in part by our elected officials. Image: Wikipedia.

Leadership 52

Leadership Elected Officials Public Administration Government Employee 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Plus to be fair to elected officials even in the best circumstances change takes a long time. For example, in his 2008 campaign, Barack Obama argued his candidacy was an extension of the 20th-century Black freedom movement. Build on it. (4) I was super proud of #5 and the sub-committees.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Advocacy Campaign Legislation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2024

When Republican George Allen wanted to impose new education standards in the 1990s and had a Democratic legislature, he said, the governor appointed prominent Virginia educators to key administration roles and mounted a campaign around the state to build support from lawmakers and local officials — all before any votes were taken.

Voting 52

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

system seem designed to constrain elected officials who do not respect them. But the Presidential campaign also told us much about the degree to which institutions depend greatly on informal norms. prides itself on a reverence to the constitution, and on being “a government of laws, not of men,” in the words of John Adams.

Public Administration 40

Public Administration Laws Leadership Government 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 16, 2025

reminds me of an idea I've had for 17 or so years, making the federal Attorney General an executive office elected official with the agency and its reporting agencies like the FBI, independent of the President. The campaign would definitely raise the profile of law, Constitutional Law, and the federal criminal justice system.

Laws 52

Laws Voting Elected Officials Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A Republican won the governorship in 2021 and that was a shock although Ralph Youngkin ran a better campaign than former Governor Terry McAuliffe along with lower Democratic turnout. In the 2017 and 2019 elections, I thought Democratic wins in Virginia presaged a lot more. Richmond, Virginia.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Campaign Housing Public Safety 52