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A Kentucky nonprofit figured out how to actually get residents to show up for local government.
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In this episode
- How CivicLex built a model for real civic participation in one city
- What it takes to get ordinary people informed about local decisions
- Why a nonprofit can do what city hall often cannot
- Lessons any community can borrow from Lexington's approach
About this episode
Today we’re learning about a solution in Lexington, Kentucky, where a non-profit called CivicLex is changing things up. We’re speaking with the founder of CivicLex about how they’re getting folks informed and involved in local decisions big and small.
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