The BLM, Pro-Palestinian Activist Running for Lincoln City Council | Maghie Miller-Jenkins

Election Coverage 2025 on The Dan Parsons Show!

In this episode, Dan speaks with Lincoln City Council candidate Maghie Miller-Jenkins, a full time activist, mother, and service worker making her debut bid for political office. Miller-Jenkins shares her roots in activism, the biggest issues facing the city, her take on the continuation of the ‘Lincoln On The Move’ quarter-cent sales tax increase, why she’s running a “cashless” campaign, and more.

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0:00 Welcome to The Dan Parsons Show!
3:00 Dan’s 4, Your 1
7:50 Biggest Issue Facing Lincoln – Question from Civic Nebraska & Flatwater Free Press
10:05 How to Attract Businesses and Workers – Question from Civic Nebraska & Flatwater Free Press
11:17 Lincoln On The Move – Question from Civic Nebraska & Flatwater Free Press
13:00 Cashless Campaign
15;07 Elevator Speech
16:51 Thanks for Watching!

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