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The KUT newsroom is focusing some coverage this week on helping people better understand how government works. We are calling it “Civics 101,” and as part of our effort, we are hosting some special events to take an ever deeper dive into how things work and what our role is in a functioning democracy. One of these events is modeled on a popular game show. “The Price is Right: How the City of Austin Spends Your Money” is happening Tuesday night, May 21, at Austin PBS in conjunction with the local news and civics website The Austin Common, Austin PBS and Good Politics. The announced candidates for Mayor of Austin this year have also been invited to attend. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talked recently with The Austin Common Editor-in-Chief Amy Stansbury about this game-show-meets-city-budget event:
May 21, 2024
