WTXL (ABC) – Tallahassee, FL
ABC 27 News at Sunrise 6:30am
October 8, 2014Broadcast transcript:…youth leadership tallahassee and the james madison institute hosted “government and media day.” the day-long workshop focuses on the branches of local and state government… the process of elections… and the role media plays in keeping government accountable. plus — balancing a budget.. and a mock supreme court case. students were even able to see what it was like to be “mayor for a day” — with the help of tallahassee mayor-elect andrew gillum: vice president, james madison institute “we’re trying to teach them about the importance of being an engaged and involved citizen. because, the government answers to us the people and we elect our representatives. we’re trying to get the students to understand issues as simple as access. where do they have have access to their elected officials?”> …
2014
