CPA News December 2002

CPA News December 2002

DON'T MISS OUT...

The 2003 Progressive Agenda - Reserve Your Copy Today This year's Progressive Agenda, a handbook for legislators covering 50 crucial state issues, focuses on low- or no-cost policy solutions. The 2003 Progressive Agenda includes 53 pieces of model legislation covering health, education, criminal justice, taxation, and the environment. Policy summaries, resources and model legislation from the revised edition will be available online free-of-charge next month. Interested in receiving a copy? E-mail info@cfpa.org.

SAVE THE DATE...

Challenge to Secure America's Economic Future - Tuesday, February 11, 2003 CPA will once again partner with women state legislators and advocates to hold press events in state capitals to highlight legislative solutions to the economic crisis in the states. To sign up for the Challenge or for more information, contact Jennifer Woolley at (202) 956-5123.

PROGRESS ON POLICY...

Alaska Adopts Soft Money Disclosure Regulation The Alaska Public Offices Commission adopted a regulation in mid-November requiring political parties to disclose soft money donors and expenditures beginning the next election cycle. The regulation now goes up for legal review before becoming effective. To view CPA's clean elections policy summary and related resources, click here.

Institute for Women's Policy Research Releases 2002 Status of Women Reports
The Institute for Women's Policy Research recently released the 2002 Status of Women in the States report, which ranks states from "best" to "worst" for women based on the following indicators: employment and earnings, political participation, social and economic autonomy, health care, and reproductive rights. 2000. IWPR also released in-depth reports for nine states: AL, IA, KS, MA, MO, RI, SC, WV, WI. Click hereto view fact sheets from the report for your state and other resources to help address women's economic issues at the state level.

YOU SHOULD KNOW...

CPA's 2002 Awards Dinner - November 22, Washington, DC At this special event, CPA paid tribute to outstanding progressive leaders and the 2002 Fellows of CPA's Flemming Institute. CPA honored AFSCME International President Gerald McEntee for playing a central role in the reinvigoration of the labor movement; Fannie Mae Foundation President and CEO Stacey Davis Stewart in recognition of her work in advancing homeownership and quality housing for all Americans; Washington Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney for her leadership as an exemplary public official; and Kate Kahan, Executive Director of Working for Equality and Economic Liberation for her work on poverty issues in her home state of Montana.

CPA's Summit on the States - November 23-24, Washington, DC This year, our Summit attracted more than 300 state legislators and advocates from 44 states. From the opening plenary with national pollsters to the closing session with former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, we sought to provide practical and user-friendly information to help prepare participants for the 2003 legislative sessions. If you weren't able to attend, you can view selected webcasts and transcripts from Summit sessions on kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

CPA Selects 30 Legislators for the 2003 Flemming Leadership Institute Congratulations to the 30 state legislators selected to participate in the 2003 Flemming Leadership Institute. The diverse members of the 2003 class have demonstrated superior leadership ability, dedication to public service, and a commitment to use government to implement practical policy solutions. The 2003 fellows will convene for their first retreat in January. For a list of the 2003 class members, click here.

CPA Releases New Policy Brief on Oral Health Legislation in the States In recent years, state lawmakers have recognized the need for stronger oral health policy initiatives. CPA's latest policy brief,Overview of 2002 Oral Health State Legislation, tracks the newest wave of state legislation on oral health in order to provide readers with an understanding of what direction policymakers are taking and a synopsis of "best practices" in the states. Click here to download the brief in PDF.

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH...www.sadrc.cfed.org

The Corporation for Economic Development website for its newly released State Asset Development Report Card captures the most up-to-date data available on asset distribution and policy for each of the 50 states. It considers 68 socioeconomic and policy measures to compare states on how assets are accumulated, distributed, and protected among their citizens. Those interested in designing policies to promote asset development and economic self-sufficiency at the state level will be interested in CFED's recommendations and key findings.

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