In this episode, we'll walk you through the financial details of campaigning based off of our campaign financing workshop led by our director of programs, Megan Gulla. We'll walk you through the filing details to begin raising money for a campaign, how and where a candidate can and can not use that funding, and every other regulation for campaign m…

Welcome back to the CivicLex podcast! Come listen to our Director of Programs, Megan Gulla, interview the Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins. She'll ask him some crucial questions about voting and the upcoming election. Today, we're going to walk you through these questions and Blevins' answers so you'll be able to understand the need-to-know voting …

Here’s one thing this week to watch in city hall… a presentation on the impact of the Fayette County Mental Health Court. 📺 - Watch this presentation live on March 9 at 1:00pm. Why should you care? If you care about reducing homelessness, prison recidivism, or addressing community mental health, you should pay attention to this meeting. With the in…

Here's one thing this week to watch in city hall... a presentation in the Planning & Public Safety Committee on the Imagine Nicholasville Road project and changes it may bring to one of Lexington's busiest streets. 📺 - Watch this presentation live on Tuesday, March 2nd, at 1:00pm. Why should you care? Have you experienced traffic on Nicholasville R…

Here's one thing this week to watch in city hall... a presentation in the General Government & Social Services Committee on the Mayoral Administration's proposal to create a new Department within LFUCG - the Department of Housing Advocacy. Watch this presentation live during the General Government & Social Services Committee Committee on Tuesday, F…

Here's one thing this week to watch in city hall... a presentation in the Planning & Public Safety Committee on how the Fayette County Detention Center cooperates with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). Watch this meeting live on LexTV on Tuesday, February 2 at 1:00pm Why should you care? You should care about this if you are interested in th…

This week, we’re covering a presentation in the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee on Tuesday, January 26. This presentation will focus on current plans for the uses of buildings the City owns. Watch this meeting live on LexTV on Tuesday, January 26 at 1:00pm Why should you care? City Government owns a significant amount of propert…

This week, we're covering two presentations happening in this week's Environmental Quality and Public Works committee meeting on Tuesday, January 19th. These presentations involve ways that the City reduces its carbon footprint, although that isn't the presentations' explicit framing. Watch this meeting live on LexTV on Tuesday, January 19 at 1:00p…

We're back (again)! The CivicLex Team is starting out the new year with an audio version of our weekly newsletter. This week, we're discussing the new Lexington Urban County Council - what challenges they face, and how new members could change the conversation. Read more about this issue and more at civiclex.org Support CivicLex by becoming a membe…

Welcome to a new version of the CivicLex Radio Hour! We've been away from the microphone for a while, but today, we're coming back with a new podcast experiment - The CivicLex Weekly. Now that name might sound familiar to some of you, and for a good reason! It is also the name of our newsletter that goes out every Monday. Now, we're going to releas…

In April 2020, Mayor Linda Gorton has announced a $40M Budget shortfall for the upcoming FY21 Budget due to Tax Revenue losses from the COVID-19 Crisis. In this Digital Town Hall, we discussed the implications this had on city services with Council Member Amanda Bledsoe, Chair of the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee and Tyler Sco…

In times of crisis, the need for support systems for Basic Needs becomes can become more acute and clear to a wider audience. In this Digital Town Hall, we were joined by Sharon Price of Community Action Council and Michael Halligan of God's Pantry Food Bank to discuss how they are responding to this pandemic and what we can do to build a more resi…

The entire purpose of most Performing Arts Organizations and many Visual Arts Organizations is to gather people together and share in the same cultural experience. In a time of social distancing, this becomes nearly impossible. In this Digital Town Hall, we discussed how the COVID-19 Crisis is impacting Non-Profit Arts Organizations, and what strat…

News and information is an essential part of the public health landscape, especially during a crisis. The Lexington Herald-Leader has provided robust coverage of the COVID-19 crisis and has removed its paywall for any article related to the issue. In this Digital Town Hall, we'll talk with Peter Baniak, the Executive Editor and General Manager of t…

The CivicLex Radio Hour is back!!! ...Sort of. CivicLex has launched a new program focused on bringing together people to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on our community in a way that is safe for everyone. While primarily a video service, we're distributing the recordings from the Town Halls via video on the web, and via audio on our podcast feed.…

The CivicLex Team discusses what's new at CivicLex - including CivicLex's new blog, and its participation in the national program Let's Make a Mark. CivicLex is a non-profit organization that is working to build a more civically engaged community by providing better access to information and building stronger relationships between citizens, those w…

The CivicLex Team sits down with Christian Motley of the New Leaders Council and Russell Allen of The Plantory and Take Back Cheapside to reflect on our joint 2019 On The Table... tables. We talk about Belonging in the context of Data, Nonprofits, Boards, and Journalism. CivicLex is a non-profit organization that is working to build a more civicall…

CivicLex Radio Hour is back in 2019 with a new live show format, developed in partnership with 93.9FM Lexington Community Radio! CivicLex Radio Hour airs live every Friday at 11am on WLXU. This episode, recorded on March 15th, features Andrea James talking about On The Table, and Graham Pohl talking about the Board of Architectural Review and the L…

In November of 2018, CivicLex distributed a city-wide survey asking what residents considered to be major issues within twelve sectors of city government and policy. When we looked at the survey responses, we found that respondents placed wage growth for low wage workers in Lexington as their priority issue. In this episode, we interviewed Dustin P…

We're recording the issues from our website's Issue Hub into short, easy to digest Minicasts: all the information you'll need in just 10-15 minutes. In this first episode, we're talking about LexArts- what it is, what it does, and why its' important to Lexington. Listen to find out!

On this episode of the CivicLex Radio Hour, the CivicLex Team discusses issues of Affordable Housing in Lexington - particularly, what folks are impacted by Housing issues, and what the city is currently doing about it. The episode also previews an interview with Justin Kirchner of the Lexington Community Land Trust that will be in a future episode…

In CivicLex's Election Special, we featured snippets from a roundtable conversation we had with Vice Mayor Steve Kay and Council Members James Brown and Kathy Plomin - this episode features the rest of that conversation. We also sat down with Tom Martin, host of WEKU's 'Eastern Standard' to talk about his new spin on the show, and what upcoming epi…

In this episode of the CivicLex Radio Hour, the CivicLex Team interviews Lexington residents and poll workers on Election Day 2018, talks with New Council Member Jennifer Reynolds and Lexington Herald-Leader Reporter Beth Musgrave, and sits down for a Roundtable Conversation with Vice Mayor Steve Kay and Council Members James Brown and Kathy Plomin…

In this episode of the CivicLex Radio Hour, the CivicLex Team interviews Lexington residents about their mood in advance of the 2018 General election, talks with Lisa Adkins at the Blue Grass Community Foundation about On The Table, and reviews the results of its very first public poll of local issues.…