On the Ballot Office Hours: A Closer Look at Local Self-Governance
On this episode: Ballotpedia CEO and Founder Leslie Graves joins host Norm Leahy to dig into a concept that doesn't get nearly enough attention: self-governance at the local level. Leslie wonders whether one of the biggest threats to American democracy isn't what dominates national headlines, but rather decades of declining civic participation in school boards, city councils, and town meetings. They also get into a fresh example of local engagement in action: voters in Festus, Missouri, who just booted their entire city council over a data center vote.
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