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@mayorfunk
RT @kowyatt: He's been @KCMO Mayor, and now @mayorfunk @GOVERNING is @ELGL50 Knope of the Week. bit.ly/1tJL8DE http://t.co/8AlLvrKD…
@ELGL50
RT @kowyatt: He's been @KCMO Mayor, and now @mayorfunk @GOVERNING is @ELGL50 Knope of the Week. bit.ly/1tJL8DE http://t.co/8AlLvrKD…
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RT @ELGL50: Half Mayor, Half Father, All Funk: @mayorfunk, publisher of @GOVERNING is Knope of the Week bit.ly/1tJL8DE http://t.co/…
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RT @ELGL50: Half Mayor, Half Father, All Funk: @mayorfunk, publisher of @GOVERNING is Knope of the Week bit.ly/1tJL8DE http://t.co/…
@kowyatt
He's been @KCMO Mayor, and now @mayorfunk @GOVERNING is @ELGL50 Knope of the Week. bit.ly/1tJL8DE pic.twitter.com/8AlLvrKDcx
@SEELGL
.@DanEnglundMPA, @joepdxgall, and @pdxcycle describe @TheKnope of the Week @mayorfunk of @GOVERNING. bit.ly/1tJL8DE
@kwyatt23
RT @ELGL50: Half Mayor, Half Father, All Funk: @mayorfunk, publisher of @GOVERNING is Knope of the Week bit.ly/1tJL8DE http://t.co/…
@ELGL50
Half Mayor, Half Father, All Funk: @mayorfunk, publisher of @GOVERNING is Knope of the Week bit.ly/1tJL8DE pic.twitter.com/siZkmuSatN
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Gloria and Sue Norris, her roommate from Salem College, at Woodland Creek in New York's Catskills. http://t.co/N1Ou0N4f0T
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A strong argument for open primaries from a guy who understands the American political process pretty well. lnkd.in/bW_rFW3
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ELGL photographer David Nguyen presents images from our discussion with @mayorfunk @GOVERNING on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/OcfHmj0koC
@MidwestELGL
RT @kwyatt23: .@mayorfunk says he is known as the mayor who lost @googlefiber. #ELGLFunk http://t.co/Yb1pkBurev
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What We Learned From Mark Funkhouser, Publisher of Governing elgl.org/2014/07/20/lea…
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What We Learned From Mark Funkhouser @mayorfunk, Publisher of @GOVERNING including the "Lebron effect." bit.ly/1nrUwvM
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RT @ELGL50: What We Learned from Mark Funkhouser @mayorfunk, Publisher of @GOVERNING. bit.ly/1nrUwvM http://t.co/3X3ijVMZV9
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RT @ELGL50: The David Nguyen Collection of @mayorfunk's @GOVERNING visit with ELGL. on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/0kfPIsRjfs
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RT @DanEnglundMPA: @mayorfunk, the Publisher of Governing Magazine, says cities should focus less on innovation & more on doing things more…
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RT @ELGL50: The David Nguyen Collection of @mayorfunk's @GOVERNING visit with ELGL. on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/0kfPIsRjfs
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RT @DanEnglundMPA: @mayorfunk, the Publisher of Governing Magazine, says cities should focus less on innovation & more on doing things more…
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RT @DanEnglundMPA: @mayorfunk, the Publisher of Governing Magazine, says cities should focus less on innovation & more on doing things more…
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RT @ELGL50: The David Nguyen Collection of @mayorfunk's @GOVERNING visit with ELGL. on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/0kfPIsRjfs
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RT @ELGL50: The David Nguyen Collection of @mayorfunk's @GOVERNING visit with ELGL. on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/0kfPIsRjfs
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RT @ELGL50: The David Nguyen Collection of @mayorfunk's @GOVERNING visit with ELGL. on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/0kfPIsRjfs
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RT @ELGL50: The David Nguyen Collection of @mayorfunk's @GOVERNING visit with ELGL. on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/0kfPIsRjfs
@ELGL50
The David Nguyen Collection of @mayorfunk's @GOVERNING visit with ELGL. on.fb.me/1ldQr8C http://t.co/0kfPIsRjfs
@SWELGL
RT @DanEnglundMPA: @mayorfunk, the Publisher of Governing Magazine, says cities should focus less on innovation & more on doing things more…
@LeagueWIMunis
RT @benkittelson56: .@mayorfunk thinks google fiber is good but he really loves publicly owned fiber #ELGLFunk
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RT @benkittelson56: .@mayorfunk thinks google fiber is good but he really loves publicly owned fiber #ELGLFunk
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@mayorfunk
Learning the secrets of economic power. wapo.st/1tTKlnt
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Column: Not the worst of times. Fareed Zakaria on the essential need to take the long view. wapo.st/1lan2wh
@kowyatt
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RT @Chris_C_Harder: @ELGL50 really wish @mayorfunk was wearing a tank top like the dudes in the background.
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@ELGL50 really wish @mayorfunk was wearing a tank top like the dudes in the background.
@mayorfunk
Cities in the #CityAccelerator to hack intractable urban problems. Have your say! Watch and rate #city videos here: ow.ly/yzYL2
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@ELGL50
RT @kwyatt23: .@mayorfunk says he is known as the mayor who lost @googlefiber. #ELGLFunk http://t.co/Yb1pkBurev
@ELGL50
RT @kwyatt23: .@mayorfunk says he is known as the mayor who lost @googlefiber. #ELGLFunk http://t.co/Yb1pkBurev
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William H. "Bill" Leighty is a Governing Institute senior fellow. A Governing Public Official of the Year in 2007, he served as chief of staff to Virginia Govs. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and for seven ...

Bob Graves

Bob Graves. M.S., associate director of the Governing Institute, is the designated content curator for the FutureStructure initiative and also a co-founder of e.Republic, the parent organization of Go ...

John E. Nixon

John E. Nixon is a Governing Institute senior fellow. A Governing Public Official of the Year in 2012, he served as director of Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management and Budget from 2011 to ...

Mark Funkhouser

Mark Funkhouser, a former Kansas City mayor and auditor, is the publisher of Governing and director of the Governing Institute.

Ron Littlefield

Ron Littlefield, a former mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., is a senior fellow with the Governing Institute and its lead analyst on the City Accelerator initiative. A city planner by career, he also consul ...

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