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59 How COVID impacted local government
Civic Tech Chat
English - June 02, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTechnology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
[Mark Funkhouser](https://twitter.com/mayorfunk),former Mayor of Kansas City and owner of [Funkhouser and Associates](https://twitter.com/mayorfunk)joins us for a conversation the impact COVID-19 has had on state and local government. We'll also dive into a conversation about Federal policy response and what those relief funds mean for governments.
### Resources and Shoutouts:
- [The Sum of Us](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53231851-the-sum-of-us?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nnRLWP5tfO&rank=1)
- [American Nations](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11140803-american-nations?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=cLQCpR4vgt&rank=1)
- [Union](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48889991-union?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VHvgy5o4fb&rank=1)
- [Twitter and Tear Gas](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32714239-twitter-and-tear-gas?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=gYWzRPNaVt&rank=1)
- [Slow Boring Newsletter](https://www.slowboring.com/)
##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)