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  • Covering All Kids: CHIPRA, ICHIA and Economic Recovery
    04/23/2009 - 4:00pm

    On Thursday, April 23rd at 3:00pm EST, Progressive States Network will host a national conference call for state legislators and advocates about the recent reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and its economic benefits, including a new option for states to receive higher federal matching rates to cover legal immigrant children and pregnant women. 

    Speakers will include:

    • Sen. Luz Robles, Utah Senate
    • Judi Hilman, Utah Health Policy Project, Executive Director
    • Sonal Ambegaokar, National Immigration Law Center, Health Policy Attorney
    • Jennifer Sullivan, Families USA, Senior Health Policy Analyst
    • Adam Thompson, Progressive States Network, Senior Health Policy Specialist
    • Caroline Fan, Progressive States Network, Immigration and Workers' Rights Policy Specialist

    Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009

    Time: 3:00pm EST

    To receive call-in instructions, please RSVP at www.progressivestates.org/conferencecallrsvp.

    For more information on the reauthorization of CHIP and its economic benefits, see our recent Stateside Dispatch which covers this issue in-depth.     

  • Why Taxing High-Income Residents is Better than Budget Cuts and Better for Economic Growth
    04/09/2009 - 3:00pm

     

    On Thursday, April 9th at 2:00pm EST, Progressive States Network hosted a national conference call for state legislators and advocates discussing why taxing high-income residents is better than budget cuts and better for economic growth.

    Across the country, state leaders are looking to raise new revenue from high-income residents to avoid budget cuts and fund needed investments for long-term economic recovery. Ignoring tired rhetoric about the panacea of tax cuts for economic growth, nationwide policy leaders are instead raising taxes on high-income residents to fund greater investments in public needs.

    Speakers on the call discussed how legislative leaders and advocates in New York and other states came to raise income taxes on their wealthiest residents to help close their budget gap and how similar measures can work elsewhere. They also highlighted research showing that raising taxes is far preferable for economic growth than budget cuts.

    Speakers included:

  • Making Broadband a Key Part of States' Economy Recovery
    03/20/2009 - 2:00pm

     

    On Friday, March 20, 2009 at 1:00pm EST Progressive States Network hosted a national conference call to discuss how states can help create equality amongst the technological haves and have-nots.  The call focused on making broadband a key part of states' economy recovery. 

    Speakers included:

    S. Derek Turner -- Research Director, Free Press

    Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles -- Washington State Senator

    Betty Buckley -- Executive Director of the Communities Connect Network

    Julie Schwartz -- Broadband, Technology and Economic Development Policy Specialist for the Progressive States Network

  • Progressive Strategies for Implementing the Recovery Plan
    02/26/2009 - 4:00pm

     

    On Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 4:00pm EST Progressive States Network brought together progressive state legislators and policy experts from across the country to answer questions and share practical strategies for obtaining federal stimulus funds and using them to shore up budget gaps, restore ailing economies, and effect lasting progressive change.

    Built into the landmark American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is a recognition that while the federal government can assist in funding America's economic recovery, most of the implementation of the plan will happen in the states. 

    Progressive States Network has assembled a collection of facts, guidance and resources for state leaders and advocates on how to implement the recovery plan in a strategic manner that strengthens our states and honors our progressive values; they can be found at http://www.progressivestates.org/stimulus.

    Speakers included:

    http://www.progressivestates.org/files/confcalls/stimulusConfCall-02.26....