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Join the Institute for County Government Executive Director, Eric Poole, for weekly interviews with government leaders on topics like innovations in local governments, federal and state legislation, and leadership and education innitiatives.
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3 days ago
Bright Future: Solar Energy In Florida
3 days ago
3 days ago
Although solar energy generation has been around for some time, only recently have we seen this technology really take off. From residential roof-top solar to utility-scale solar centers, investment in this technology is significant and only growing. This emerging trend was recently highlighted by Florida Trend magazine, which detailed where many of these investments are being made in the state and their associated costs. In this podcast, we speak with Florida Power and Light – a FAC corporate partner – regarding its growing footprint in the solar arena in Florida.
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Target Zero: A conversation with Melissa Wandall
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
On average, eight people are killed and 49 are seriously injured on Florida’s roads every day. In most of those serious and fatal crashes, driver behavior is a contributing factor. Target Zero is a statewide initiative to reduce the number of transportation-related injuries and deaths across Florida to zero. By using data-driven strategies, Target Zero promotes multi-faceted behavior changes through messaging campaigns and driver education. A national speaker and advocate for traffic safety, Melissa Wandall talks with us about her work in this area and how counties can play an important role with Target Zero) (Please note this podcast was originally presented as a webinar on County Connections. Accordingly, there are references to a previous webinar that should not detract from the content of the conversation. The videos to those webinars can be view Studio 67 webpage: https://flicg.org/uf-webinar-resources/ )
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
County Conversations: Senator Jason Pizzo
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Explore the diversity in the Florida legislature with Sen. Jason Pizzo in this insightful conversation with FAC's finest, Jeff Scala, Bob McKee, and Christopher Mathews.
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
County Conversations: Senator Bobby Powell
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Explore the diversity in the Florida legislature with Sen. Bobby Powell in this insightful conversation with FAC's finest, Jeff Scala, Bob McKee, and Christopher Mathews.
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
We are joined by Eryn Hurley, Legislative Director for the National Association of Counties, to discuss the latest updates from Washington D.C.
Monday May 06, 2024
County Conversations: Florida Ports Council
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Florida’s 16 ports can easily be taken for granted – simply overlooked as large industrial areas, dotted with heavy equipment, warehouses, and a convergence of transportation modes. While this physical description may be fitting, ports don’t always get the recognition they deserve in terms of their overall contributions to our state’s economy. In truth, ports are significant economic engines for our state. As evidence of this, in 2022 Florida’s ports --through cargo and cruise activities -- supported 900,000 jobs, with an economic contribution of nearly $118 billion; this equates to more than 13% of the state’s total GDP. To help us understand the critical role of ports, we sit down with Mike Rubin, President and CEO of the Florida Ports Council. A recognizable and respected person at the Florida Capitol, Mike is a champion of our state’s ports and long-time friend of FAC.
Thursday May 02, 2024
AI in County Government: Polimorphic
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
A.I. is all the talk now; but how can you actually leverage it in your county in a controlled manner? In this podcast, we hear from Parth Shah, CEO & Co-Founder at Polimorphic, whose company has helped over 40 local governments use generative A.I. to provide constituents better customer service by replacing physical-based workflows with digital ones. The result is higher customer satisfaction, decreased workload for employees, and a positive financial ROI for the local government. Please note that this podcast was originally presented as a webinar on County Connections. Accordingly, there are a few references to slides from that presentation that should not detract from the content presented. The video can be viewed on the Studio 67 webpage here: https://flicg.org/county-connections/
Thursday May 02, 2024
County Conversations: Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
Florida has 27 metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). While the name may imply these organizations perform a general planning function, they actually only plan for one thing: transportation. To improve highway planning across the nation, in 1962 Congress made local planning a condition of federal spending on transportation projects in urban areas through the Federal-Aid Highway Act. That law mandated “a continuing, comprehensive” transportation planning process carried out cooperatively by states and local communities. Metropolitan planning organizations are the venue where that “cooperative” planning takes place. In this podcast, we talk with the current chairman of the MPO Advisory Council (MPOAC), Commissioner Mayra Uribe of Orange County, and Mark Reichert, MPOAC Executive Director, about the role of MPOs in Florida’s transportation planning process.
Monday Apr 22, 2024
County Conversations: Florida’s Insurance Environment Pt.2
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
While the media continues to report record increases in insurance premiums across the state, there are signs that the market may be heading in the right direction. The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently reported that eight new property and casualty insurance carriers were approved to enter the market, while Citizens Insurance has reduced its pool of policies by nearly 275,000. On this episode, we speak again with Mark Friedlander to discuss what these and other changes mean for Florida’s fragile insurance market.
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
With a government shutdown averted following passage of the last appropriations bills on March 23, NACo’s Eryn Hurley walks us through some of the major wins for counties, while highlighting other issues of interest – namely, the interim final rule for ARPA; EPA’s final rule on PFAS, and legislation to extend the Affordable Connectivity Plan (ACP).