| Agriculture and Rural Development |
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 Sessions:
- Financing Biofuels, Aug. 15
- Farm Bill Sessions, Aug. 15
- Biotechnology - Future Developments, Aug. 15
- Healthy Food Choices in a Hungry World, Aug. 16
- Finding Funding for Rural Development; Aug. 17
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| Budgets and the Economy |
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State Economic Outlook
Featuring David Wyss, Aug. 17
Read a Summary | View David Wyss's PowerPoint
Economic Development Partners, Aug. 14
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 The Global Edge: Economic Success in a Competitive World
Featuring FedEx CEO Fred Smith, Aug. 15
Read a Summary | Listen to the Audio | Watch the Video
Telecom Tax Reform: Will It Affect State and Local Revenues? , Aug. 15
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State Retiree Liabilities: Pensions and Retiree Health Care, Aug. 18
Read a Summary
The Future of State Budgets, Aug. 16
Listen to the Audio
Press Release about State Budget and Tax Actions 2006: Preliminary Report:
States Use Unexpected FY 2006 Revenue for Rainy Days, Education, Tax Cuts
Wake Up! The Federal Fiscal House is Falling Featuring Comptroller David Walker, Aug. 18
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View More PowerPoint Presentations and Speaker Bios from Fiscal Sessions |
| Criminal Justice |
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 Protecting Communities from Methamphetamine, Aug. 17
Listen to the Audio |
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| Education |
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 Educating Students for the 21st Century: Challenges for State Policy and Policymaking, Aug. 18
Listen to the Audio |
| Elections and Politics |
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 Dueling Pollsters: How Americans Will Vote In November
Featuring Peter Hart and Frank Luntz, Aug. 18
Read a Summary | Listen to the Audio | Watch the Video
 Third Annual Governor's Breakfast
Featuring Former N.J. Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Aug. 17
Read a Summary | Listen to the Audio | Watch the Video
Legislative Competition and the Role of Gerrymandering, Aug. 15
Listen to the Audio
Will Fall Elections Run Like Clockwork?, Aug. 15
Listen to the Audio
Supremes Rule on Re-Redistricting in Texas, Aug. 15
Listen to the Audio
Press Conference: Top Ten Election Battlegrounds and Ballot Measure Trends, Aug. 16
News Release: Much at Stake in Top Ten Election Battlegrounds
News Release: Voters to Consider High Profile Ballot Measures
Watch the press conference about election battlegrounds and ballot measures
Listen to the press conference about election battlegrounds and ballot measures
Is There a Wordsmith in the House (or Senate)?, Aug. 17
Watch the Video |
| Energy and Electric Utilities |
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 Sessions:
- The Electric Utility Industry and Power Markets, Aug. 15
- Energy Efficiency and the Electronics Industry, Aug. 15
- Energy Interconnection: Thinking Outside the Box, Aug. 15
- The Reliance of Energy Fuel Suppliers on Transportation Infrastructure, Aug. 15
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| Environment |
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 An Ever-Changing Climate, Aug. 17
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| Federalism |
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 Reining in Preemption, Aug. 16
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| Financial Services |
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 Credit Reporting and Scoring 101, Aug.16
Read a Summary |
| Health |
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 The Massachusetts Universal Health Model, Aug. 16
Watch the Video
View PowerPoints from:
Edmund Haislmaier of the Heritage Foundation
Representative Salvatore DiMasi, Speaker of the Massachussetts House
Senator Richard Moore, Massachussetts
Critical Health Topics: Lessons from Tennessee, Aug. 14
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Sugar Suspension: The Healthy New Direction of Snacking at School, Aug. 16
Listen to the audio |
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Medicaid Policy Changes: The Deficit Reduction Act and People with Disabilities and Older Adults, Aug. 16
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Can Health Information Technology Save Our Health Care System?, Aug. 16
Listen to the audio |
| Homeland Security |
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 NCSL Business Meeting
Featuring Michael Chertoff, Aug. 17
Read a Summary | Listen to the Audio | Watch the Video
Not Without My Dog: Animal Rescue in Disasters, Aug. 17
Listen to the Audio |
| Human Services |
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 Can We Maintain Welfare Reform As We Know It?, Aug. 16
Read a Summary
Racial Equity in Child Welfare (Preconference seminar), Aug. 14
See an Overview and Presentations from the Seminar
The Rising Cost of Adoption, Aug. 16
Listen to the Audio |
| Leadership and Legislative Effectiveness |
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 Lessons in Leadership
Featuring Doris Kearns Goodwin, Aug. 16
Read a Summary | Listen to the Audio | Watch the Video |
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Creating a Championship Team
Featuring Pat Summitt, Aug. 17
Read a Summary
Managing a Legislative Agenda, Aug. 14
Listen to the Audio
Be the Best You Can Be: Critical Interpersonal Skills, Aug. 14
Listen to the Audio
Legislative Effectiveness Sessions:
- Keeping Your Vision for Public Service Alive, Aug. 15
- Hiring Guide for Legislators and Staff, Aug. 15
- Intern Programs: What Works?, Aug. 16
- Emerging Perspectives on Feminine and Masculine Leadership Styles---And Why We Need Both, Aug. 15
- Legal Research: The Short Course, Aug. 15
- How a Bill Really Becomes a Law, Aug. 15
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Emerging Perspectives on Feminine and Masculine Leadership, Aug. 15
Listen to the Audio
Politics, Humor and Tall Tales, Aug. 17
Listen to the Audio | Watch the Video
Press Conference: Coping with Term Limits, Aug. 15
Read the News Release: Term Limits Erode Effectiveness of State Legislatures |
Watch Video of the Press Conference |
| Supreme Court |
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 Supreme Court Roundup, Aug. 15
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Eminent Domain: Not in My Front Yard, Aug. 16
Read a Summary |
| Telecommunications |
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 Telecom Tax Reform: Will It Affect State and Local Revenues?, Aug. 15
Read a Summary
Copyright and Theft Issues in the Digital Age, Aug. 16
Read a Summary | Listen to the Audio |
| Transportation |
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 Sessions:
- Linking Land Use and Transportation
- State-Tribal Transportation Challenges
- Motorcycle and Unconventional Vehicle Safety
View Selected PowerPoints from Sessions |
| Women's Legislative Network of NCSL |
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 Sessions:
- Beyond Bickering: How Women Legislators Can Bridge The Partisan Divide, Aug. 14
- For Men and Women Only: Emerging Leadership Styles of the Feminine and Masculine and Why We Need Both, Aug. 15
- Keeping Your Vision for Public Service Alive, Aug. 15
- Stamping Out Disease: A Look at the Leading Causes of Death in Women, Aug. 16
- Third Annual Governor's Breakfast, Aug. 17
View presentations, summaries and more |
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Contacts
Bill Wyatt
Director of Media Relations
Washington, D.C.
202-624-8667
Nicole Casal Moore
Public Affairs Manager
Denver
303-364-7700
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