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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 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.
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Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Matt Bradford during floor debate on a bill that passed 139-63 this week to expand the state's 5 percent gross receipts tax to online advertising — expected to raise roughly $500 million a year — and dedicate the revenue entirely to rebates on seniors' school property tax bills. The framing was deliberate: By pitting struggling seniors against Big Tech rather than defending a new tax, Democrats won support from nearly half of House Republicans. Maryland already raises about $170 million annually from a similar digital ad tax; Utah is projected to bring in more than $400 million. Pennsylvania faces a $6.7 billion baseline deficit heading into its June 30 budget deadline. (PennLive)
