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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.
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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.
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Larry Hogan, the two-term former Republican governor of Maryland who sought an open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 and lost to Democrat Angela Alsobrooks by nearly 12 percentage points. Vowing to never run for office again, Hogan is instead launching the nonpartisan Hogan Institute at a small liberal arts college on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, saying he’s focused on teaching leadership skills to undergraduates who he hopes can fix a “broken” two-party system. (Washington Post)
