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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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Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes, who made the comment after a Washington state appeals court overturned the felony conviction of a Lewis County man who voted in both Washington and Oregon in November 2022. The court ruled, 2–1, that because the ballots contained different candidates and issues, they constituted separate elections, even though they were cast on the same day. Calling the ruling “flabbergasting,” Cortes is sponsoring legislation to clarify state law by defining an election based on the election date, not the ballot content. The bill would make explicit that a person may not vote more than once on the same election date, closing what lawmakers say is a dangerous loophole in election law. (Washington State Standard)
