Cheers to the Govenah races in ‘23, ‘24, and beyond

Welcome to The Gov Hub Newsletter Friday edition. Short, sweet, and droppin’ pre-weekend podcast episode deats, civic resources, and pops of politics x culture, this edition is the junior to Monday’s senior. See you then and there for more action items, top stories, bills, and beyond. Typos included in both editions free of charge.

CHEERS TO THE GOVENAH….RACES IN ‘23 AND ‘24

Anytime we hear the word Governor, all we can think about is the drinking game where you go “cheers to the governahhhh!” TBH, it might even be called that, but our sources cannot confirm or deny, so here we are with that sound living rent free in our heads. Speaking of something that’s rumbling around our noggins – this week’s podcast episode with Ofirah Yheskel, the Director of External Affairs at Democratic Governors Association [DGA]. The interview focuses on governor races in ‘23, ‘24, and far beyond these near and dear years. Naturally, starting with the very year we are in, the interview goes into what could happen in Mississippi and Kentucky, and what went down in Louisiana. Loads to dissect there, not to mention the next part of the convo that moved to ‘24 and North Carolina and New Hampshire. We won’t spoil it, but we will share the link to the episode so you can be in the know, here, here, and here:

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SOMETHING(S) TO MAKE NOTE OF

• Senator Warner’s collab with Tony P is as wholesome as it is smart marketing.

• AG Letitia James takes absolutely no Trump bullshit and it’s gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

• Senator Romney discussing the reps coming to DC to make noise not pass laws is a mix of interesting meets concerning meets not surprising, yet will make us def check his new book out of the library to read.

• While we’re on this random Republican tangent, Meghan McCain’s upcoming interview with George Santos has left us with loads of questions – and we’ll admit, curiosity that may just cause us to tune in.

• GATG Podcast guest Kat Calvin was on ABC News – iconic. If you missed it, get the scoop on her book and her work to get IDs in the hands of every American, here. And obvi hit up that action item after.

• This was delayed at ‘coming across our desk’ but this John Oliver’s analysis of a scarlet letter worn by Rep. Nancy Mace and a literal lasso being brought into Congress is worth a watch.

SOMETHING TO CHECK OUT

Cawlin’, beepin’, and alerting all NY’ers that the Climate Museum has opened a really cool exhibit in Soho called ‘THE END OF FOSSIL FUEL.’ It’s part informative, part action focused, with interactive tidbits throughout. The exhibit provides info and tools to empower visitors to see the connections between climate change and inequality, as well as to become strong advocates for climate justice with built-in, interactive opportunities, including a sticker wall where visitors commit to specific climate actions together and a station where visitors can write either postcards to elected representatives. For a little preview of the exhibit, check out our tour of it here – then get your free tix here.

SOMETHING TO SIGN UP FOR

Being media literate is so critically important, especially as more media mediums come into play. But, let’s BSFR, media literacy has always been important, albeit education has not always been as available or accessible as it should be on the topic. Deep dive on that issue aside, Newseum offers a huge library of media literacy courses, videos, tools, explainers, quizzes, and more, that can sharpen your media literacy skills – and give you the 411 if you haven’t taken a media literacy course before. It’s free, it’s actually fun, and it’s a sea of resources you can come back to time and time again. Make a profile, take a course, and share it all with a friend here.

SOMETHING TO SUBSCRIBE TO

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