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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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RT @kwyatt23: .@mayorfunk says he is known as the mayor who lost @googlefiber. #ELGLFunk http://t.co/Yb1pkBurev
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Your most important summer viewing - 6 cities on a mission to make lives better. Watch & rate here: ow.ly/yzYL2 #cityaccelerator
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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
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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 @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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RT @BenAMitchell: The Data Analysis Daily is out! paper.li/BenAMitchell/1… Stories via @ginalm2112 @j313 @mayorfunk
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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
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RT @mrthomasfrank: @afercak: @BitherTerry @ELGL50 @mayorfunk @mrthomasfrank @zachenkin @TanyaMWilliams1 #elgl meeting http://t.co/SHE7tkuXle
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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.
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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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RT @kwyatt23: .@mayorfunk says he is known as the mayor who lost @googlefiber. #ELGLFunk http://t.co/Yb1pkBurev
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@mayorfunk Great talk and nice meeting you tonight!
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@ELGL50 @mayorfunk what are some of the top cities for 2040?
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RT @benkittelson56: Cities need to ask "why are we here?" What caused the city to form - @mayorfunk #ELGLFunk
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@mayorfunk, the Publisher of Governing Magazine, says cities should focus less on innovation & more on doing things more efficiently. #ELGL
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RT @DanEnglundMPA: @mayorfunk tells @ELGL50 that any utilities municipalities can own, they should. "Why would u want to give that to the c…
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.@mayorfunk thinks @googlefiber mistakenly picked KC, KS instead of @KCMO 1st time around. Gives shout out to @RuKCMO http://t.co/2k46aVH2L9
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@mayorfunk tells @ELGL50 that any utilities municipalities can own, they should. "Why would u want to give that to the capitalists?"
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.@mayorfunk thinks google fiber is good but he really loves publicly owned fiber #ELGLFunk
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.@mayorfunk says he is known as the mayor who lost @googlefiber. #ELGLFunk http://t.co/Yb1pkBurev
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RT @benkittelson56: "Financial sustainability is going to be extremely important." - @mayorfunk #ELGLFunk
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Cars are a passing fad says @mayorfunk @GOVERNING. #ELGLFunk http://t.co/EKRy6SydjO
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RT @DanEnglundMPA: @mayorfunk uses Oklahoma City, Detroit & Cleveland as his talking examples tonight @ELGL50 Happy Hour.
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RT @DanEnglundMPA: @mayorfunk uses Oklahoma City, Detroit & Cleveland as his talking examples tonight @ELGL50 Happy Hour.

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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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Ron Littlefield