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Councilwoman Charika Davis: Affordability, Stormwater, and “Serving in the Messy Middle” — Episode 73

If you’ve been anywhere near local government conversations lately—city council meetings, social media threads, neighborhood group chats, or just the line at the coffee shop—you’ve heard the same word on repeat:

Affordability.

It’s not a trendy political slogan anymore. It’s a pressure point. A real-life math problem families are trying to solve every month: rent, groceries, utilities, gas, childcare… and now, depending on where you live, fees you didn’t even know existed until the bill showed up.

That’s why this episode matters

In our first recording of 2026, we sat down with Covington City…

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