Special districts
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Special districts has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Dec 2025).
Special districts are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments, with substantial administrative and fiscal independence. They are formed to perform a single function or a set of related functions. The term special district governments as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau excludes school districts. In 2017, the U.S. had more than 51,296 special district governments.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
Who talks about Special districts on podcasts?
Andrew Ross Sorkin brought up Special districts; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.
- How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Frontrunner | The Ezra Klein Show on The Ezra Klein Show (Dec 2025) — Andrew Ross Sorkin
What is Special districts mentioned alongside?
Special districts is most often mentioned alongside Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), 10% tithing and Ted Cruz.
Mentioned together: Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), 10% tithing, Ted Cruz, Joe Manchin, DeepMind, Fortune 100, Kathleen Brown, Kamal Harris, Democracy Alliance, Poly Market