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Episode 107: Five Legal Topics Every Local Elected Official Should Know
If you're a local elected official, it's important to understand the legal framework of the role and that of the governing board — what you can do, and what you can't, by law -- and it's not always…
Episode 106: Youth in Local Government
Helping your community's young people feel connected with their local government can go a long way, according to multiple local government leaders we talk with on this episode. Gibsonville Mayor…
Episode 105: Data Center Dialogue
Data centers have made frequent headlines as communities have taken varying positions on them. For some, concerns about environmental impact, energy consumption, noise, property values and other…
Episode 104: Digital Government & ADA Compliance
The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, is the federal legislation requiring equal access to jobs and public places for people with disabilities. It also applies to the public digital realm,…
Episode 103: Basics & Quirks of Public Records Law
North Carolina's public records law is one of the most valued on the state books, but there's a lot to know about it between the basics and the interesting quirks. NCLM Assistant General Counsel…
Episode 102: Housing Affordability and Local Efforts (with Mayor Saffo)
Like in other fast-growing states or regions, housing affordability can be a difficult, sometimes persistent, issue for North Carolina communities. Wilmington, in the southeast, is no exception, but…
Episode 101: Tour of Takeaways '25
The League's Municipal Equation podcast closes out 2025 with a through-line on the year, with takeaways from monthly episodes and their common feature of people working as one to advance all. Since…
Episode 100: Shop With A Cop
We've had many great occasions on this podcast to highlight different ways local governments maintain warmth and trust with the community. For our 100th episode, coinciding with Thanksgiving week, we…
Episode 99: Clerks
This historic, fascinating and expansive world of municipal clerks is the focus our latest episode. Folks who believe clerks mostly just serve to prepare agenda packets and record council vote…
Episode 98: From the 'Top of the Arc'
Cary Town Manager Sean Stegall is on the podcast discussing his new book, "Top of the Arc: Cocreating a More Innovative, Adaptive, and Effective Local Government." From the book's promotional…
Episode 97: Renew NC, Rebuilding from Helene (One Year Since the Storm)
We're joined by Stephanie McGarrah of the NC Department of Commerce for a discussion of resources to rebuild homes that Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed in the North Carolina mountains exactly…
Episode 96: Building a Town Center
As with other episodes of Municipal Equation, this one originated from a casual, hallway conversation with a local government official. In this instance, podcast host Ben Brown was chatting at a…
Episode 95: Municipal EVs
Are electric vehicles, or EVs, right for your municipal fleet? They've surged in everyday popularity over the past 20 years and now are available from most of the mainstream automakers. Increasingly,…
Episode 94: Civic Trust, Together (With Matt Lehrman)
Public leaders often find themselves in situations of disagreement -- and that's not inherently bad. "Effective leadership isn't about avoiding disagreement," says Matt Lehrman, a civic facilitator…
Episode 93: Marion's GEM, Sanford's RISE
One of Municipal Equation's favorite topics to cover is the kind of partnership and idea-sharing that can make success easier for everyone. When the City of Marion learned about a commerce-boosting…
Episode 92: For the COOP (Continuity of Operations)
Emergencies happen, and sometimes at scales that surprise us. We can shrug, or we can invest that sensitivity. That goes for all of us, and our shared stakes in the kind of local governance that can…
Episode 91: Municipal Community
With any profession, hobby, cause or life experience, there's community. The NC League of Municipalities itself is an expression of that, and so are the many affiliate groups and friend organizations…
Episode 90: WNC Recovery Communication
In mid February, the League and its longtime friends at the N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) and western North Carolina region Councils of Governments held a second, large convening…
Episode 89: Car-Optional Cities
It's nice to have a car, for all the practical reasons. But cars can be a bummer, too. They cost a lot up front, need regular maintenance, require insurance, lose on resale value, might have varying…
Episode 88: The Changing World of Cybersecurity
There's always something new with cybercrime – what it looks like, how it's carried out, what the trends are, who the targets are, and on and on. It's a full-on industry, and it evolves as such.…
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