HSV Progressive

Talk with Tris Emmy Wilson about the Madison County (STATE) Legislative Forum and February's Planning commission. I give a brief recap of 1st March Madison County Commission mtg. And a (timely?) poem. THANKS FOR LISTENING!! See https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/ for upcoming bills, committee assignments, for the STATE - - good digs for contacting your reps!

Just a bunch of me calling it like I see it, which means you're getting it like I see it. I only hope it inspires some conversations! 

Here's the brief article that David Person wrote on this subject: https://www.alreporter.com/2023/02/10/opinion-why-devyn-keiths-arrest-divided-huntsville/ Hope you enjoy our conversation about this (unfortunate) situation.

A conversation with local environmental activist Ankur Shah. Here are some of the ways to find out what he is up to!  YouTube channel -  https://www.youtube.com/@AnkurShah Mycelium -  https://mycelium.ngo Climate Engine -  https://climateengine.com/

Madison County Commission meeting of the 18th of Jan and Huntsville City Council of 26th Jan, and more! Here are the numbers (a lot of them) from Planning Commission: https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/business/economic-development/huntsville-development-review/   Thank you for listening and having conversations.

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Learn stuff about where and why and who sends us our energy. Also check out energyalabama.org/ira for the incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy. Is it time to get your home more efficient? Good times! Thanks for listening.

Happy to have you join me now for the first local government catch-up for the new year. I hope you hear something interesting in my comments and maybe start a conversation. Thanks for listening.

The podcast got a lot less local this time, but I wanted to talk about peace and non-violence and so I invited a friend from the Peace Corner (North Alabama Peace Network) to chat about the Ukraine war. I hope you will lend us an ear.

Dr. Hyden of the Automotive Free Clinic in Birmingham area joins us again, and this time we have a discussion about the factors that drive gentrification . . . and how to care for your community! Happy New HSV Prog Season.

We talk about planning commission and board of zoning adjustment, choosing a new police chief and annexing 1200 acres, transparency and public access, and more! Thanks for a good first year!

Good old fashioned I take a full hour to talk about a city council meeting - - starting to feel some of the burden and pressure of work to melt a bit during this winter break! - - also 7 Dec County Commission BRIEF observations (listen and you'll see why). I was going to work on some desk organizing but I think I'm done for today and am going to have a piece of pumpkin pie. Hope you are all well -...

Thanks for tuning in for my take on Planning Commission Nov meeting, 23 Nov meeting for Madison County Commission comments, and more than you ever wanted to consider about the 1st Dec Huntsville City Council meeting. 

Holiday city councils are sometimes short - - this one was pretty short, some interesting hints are coming attractions, nonetheless! Tune in! Thanks.

What's keeping me from the microphone and what's due!

We talk a bit about alternatives to policing as it exists now - - constraints on how power is shared to do anything about it. 

Keep having those conversations! Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving - - broadcasting from ancestral lands of the Chickasaw, Coushatta, Alabashehati, Creek, Shawnee, and Cherokee.

27 Oct 2022 Huntsville City Council meeting

Check out more info about Kathy at www.kathyforcongress.com And vote Tuesday 8 November.

Read Amy's article about the Madison County ERAP debacle:  https://www.bamapolitics.com/114323/strong-reasons-why-the-now-defunct-madison-county-emergency-rental-assistance-program-was-a-complete-debacle/ The song of the episode was "All Rise, The Sneaky Snakes of Kudzu" by friend-of-show Lolas from Birmingham. Check them out on Bandcamp: https://lolas.bandcamp.com/

Some words, conversation starters about goings-on in local government: Madison County Commission meeting of the 12th of Oct 22, HSV City Council 13 Oct 22, Huntsville Environmental Committee input meeting, and more. Some links! -- HESC webpage: https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/HESC and direct link to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hsvenvironment TAKE THIS SURVEY PLZ! Justia (resource for Alaba...

Conversation this episode with Jared Budlong, Independent, write-in candidate for the Governor of Alabama. Election Day is the 8th of November; please check your registration status and help people get to the polls. But first: have a listen and start a conversation. Thanks!

A poem, some music, City Council from 22 Sep 22, and notes from the Planning Commission meeting and more. Hope you'll find something to talk about and that you'll come back for more content all the time! Thanks for listening.

I'm really catching up with my content! Here are a few comments about the 25 Aug and 8 Sep Huntsville City Council meetings. Hope you hear something interesting and come back soon! Lots of good stuff coming! Conversations with candidates, about policing, about planning commission and new Environmental Sustainability Committee. Thanks for listening - - pass the word, rate on your platform - - keep...

A conversation with another city government watcher! Meet Tris Emmy Wilson. And here is Tris' website: https://tris.fyi/ (the "local government notes" section at the top of the page has everything interesting to see nested somewhere underneath its links, the "contact information" section at the bottom has her email)