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In the final episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Andrew Ginther, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio and a 2025 Governing Public Official of the Year. Mayor Ginther shares how a deep-rooted commitment to service, regional collaboration, and intentional growth has helped transform one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing cities.
In this week’s episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Michael G. Adams, Kentucky’s Secretary of State and a 2025 Governing Public Official of the Year.
In this week’s episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Felecia Alston Green, retired Deputy CIO of DeKalb County and a 2025 Governing Public Official of the Year.
In the second episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and one of Governing’s 2025 Public Officials of the Year.
In the premiere episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Ted Ross, Los Angeles Chief Information Officer and one of Governing's 2025 Public Officials of the Year.
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Federal prosecutors, describing the stated motivation of Gabriel Mendoza-Acoltzi, 19, of West Valley, Ariz., who is facing federal arson charges after attempting to set fire to a warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to convert into a 1,500-bed detention center. Court documents say Mendoza-Acoltzi drove to the warehouse, tried to cut the building's water supply, smashed a window with a hammer, and tossed a lit propane tank through the opening before the building's fire suppression system extinguished the blaze. (Arizona Mirror)
