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Resources

Below is a near-comprehensive list of resources distributed at the 2008 Legislative Leadership Retreat workshops. Resources are organized according to the workshop in which they were distributed. Is a resource missing? Contact us at staff@progressivestates.org and we'll add it.

Video of each of PSN's issue-specific workshops are available on alimited basis. For a DVD of the workshops, please submit a request at http://progressivestates.org/retreat/requestmaterials.

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• State Strategies for Achieving National Health Care
• State Economic Growth Strategies
• Building for the Future: Broadband and Technology Investments
• The Progressive Approach to State Immigration Reform
• Election Reform and The Progressive Movement
• Challenging Privatization Ideology: Contractor Accountability and Defending the Public Sector

State Strategies for Achieving National Health Care

Resources:
Key Health Care Bills for 2009 - Progressive States Network
Community Benefits Standards for Non-Profit Hospitals: Model Policy for 2009 - Progressive States Network
Health Insurance Reform: Building Momentum for Change: Model Policy for 2009 - Progressive States Network
Reducing Prescription Drug Costs: Model Policy for 2009 - Progressive States Network

Websites:
Herndon Alliance
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Facilitated by:
Adam Thompson, Health Care Policy Specialist, Progressive States Network

Speakers:
Sen. Karen Keiser, Washington Senate
Sen. Jack Hatch, Iowa Senate
Sherry Prowda, Communications Director, Herndon Alliance
Yali Bair, Vice President, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Celia Wcislo, Vice President, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

State Economic Growth Strategies

Resources:
Taxand Budget Reform: Policy Options for 2009 - Progressive States Network
Skimmingthe Sales Tax: How Wal-Mart and Other Big Retailers (Legally) Keep aCut of the Taxes We Pay on Everyday Purchases –Good Jobs First
The State of State Disclosure: An Evaluation of Online PublicInformation about Economic Development Subsidies - Good Jobs First
Progressive States Network, The Financial Bailout and the Challenge for the States: De-Leveraging Working Families
Progressive States Network, Averting Layoffs and Revitalizing the Manufacturing Economy: Lessons from the Great Lakes States
Progressive States Network, Economic Strategies for Nurturing Innovation and Job Growth
U.S. PIRG, A Better Way to Go

Participating Organizations:
GoodJobs First
ApolloAlliance
U.S.PIRG
Centerfor Economic and Policy Research
PolicyMatters Ohio

Facilitated by: Nathan Newman, Interim Executive Director, Progressive States Network

Speakers:
Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Phineas Baxandall, Federal Tax & Budget Policy Analyst, U.S. PIRG
Elena Foshay, Research Associate, Apollo Alliance
Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio
Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First

Building for the Future: Broadband and Technology Investments

Resources:
Guiding Principles for Digital Inclusion Policies - Progressive States Network
Digital Inclusion Model Legislation - Progressive States Network
Media Policy in the States - Free Press
State Broadband Initiatives - Communications Workers of America

Participating Organizations:
FreePress
Communications Workers of America
Speed Matters
Media and Democracy Coalition

Facilitated by: Julie Schwartz, Broadband & Economic Development Policy Specialist, Progressive States Network

Speakers:
Marvin Ammori, General Counsel, Free Press
Beth McConnell, Director, Media and Democracy Coalition
Kenneth Peres, Economist, Communication Workers of America

The Progressive Approach to State Immigration Reform

Readings:
What the 2008 Elections Mean for the future of Immigration Reform - America's Voice
Working for a Better Life: A Profile of Immigrants in the New York State Economy - Fiscal Policy Institute
"They're a part of the Island: Immigrants contribute to community" - David Kallick of the Fiscal Policy Institute, Newsday

Websites:
America's Voice

Facilitated by: Caroline Fan, Immigration & Workers’ Rights Policy Specialist, Progressive States Network

Challenging Privatization Ideology: Contractor Accountability and Defending the Public Sector

Resources:

Privatizingin the Dark: The Pitfalls of Privatization & Why Budget Disclosure isNeeded, with a 50-State Comparison of Privatization Trends (December 2007)– Progressive States Network
The State of State Disclosure: An Evaluation ofOnline Public Information aboutEconomic Development Subsidies, Procurement Contracts and Lobbying Activities – GoodJobs First
StopBad Contracts and Protect Public Jobs: Sample Legislative Language –AFSCME
RoadPrivatization: Explaining the Trend, Assessing the Facts, and Protecting thePublic – U.S. PIRG
Oregon House Bill 3366
RhodeIsland Privatization of State Services Law (Chapter 42-148)

Websites:

U.S.PIRG Privatization Website
AFSCMEPrivatization Website
Good Jobs First
PublicWorks: The Demos Center for the Public Sector
CPI GoodGovernment Website

Facilitated by: Katherine McFate, Program Officer, Ford Foundation

Speakers:
Nathan Newman, Interim Executive Director, Progressive States Network
Phineas Baxandall, Federal Tax & Budget Policy Analyst, U.S. PIRG
Patrick Bresette, Associate Program Director, Demos Center for the Public Sector
Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
Mark Murphy, Fiscal Policy Analyst for American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Corinne Wilson, Research and Policy Analyst, Center on Policy Initiatives

Election Reform and the Progressive Movement: Why Securing the Franchise is an Essential Aspect of Securing a Progressive Majority and How to Do It

Universal Voter Registration
Universal Voter Registration: A New Inititative to Increase Electoral Participation and Reduce Voter Suppression – Progressive States Network
Universal Voter Registration Policy Brief – Brennan Center for Justice
Universal Voter Registration (webpage) – Progressive States Network

National Voter Registration Act
Unequal Access: Neglecting the National Voter Registration Act, 1995-2007 - Demos
Toward an Equal Electorate: Five States' Gains Under the National Voter Registration Act - Demos
How North Carolina is Realizing the Promise of the National Voter Registration Act - Demos
National Voter Registration Act Compliance (webpage) – Progressive States Network

Youth Registration
Leave No Voter Behind: Seeking 100% Voter Registration and Effective Civic Education - FairVote
Expand Youth Voting (webpage) – Progressive States Network

National Popular Vote
National Popular Vote: A Voter Turnout and Civil Rights Issue – Progressive States Network
Presidential Election Inequality: The Electoral College in the 21st Century - FairVote
National Popular Vote (webpage) – Progressive States Network
National Popular Vote Policy Brief – NPV, Inc.

Mail-in and Early Voting
Mail-in and Early Voting (webpage) – Progressive States Network
Getting it Straight for 2008: What We Know About Vote by Mail Elections, and How to Conduct Them Well – Common Cause

Facilitated by: Christian Smith-Socaris, Election Reform Policy Specialist, Progressive States Network

Invited Speakers:
Steven Carbo, Senior Program Director, Democracy Program, Demos
Rob Richie, Executive Director, FairVote
Renée Paradis, Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice