California Forward
Recent kerfuffle in the Assembly where member ordered removal of colleague’s microphone represents a high-profile lapse in effective governance which requires collaboration, open communication and vibrant debate.
read moreLeaders from across the political spectrum and across California will take part in public discussions about how to restore California’s role as the model for other states to follow in the areas of education, jobs and public engagement.
read moreCalifornia earned a rating bump because of its latest budget, while citizen-led reforms won major victory in U.S. Supreme Court.
read moreStatement on Monday’s ruling in favor of independent redistricting commissions in Arizona case
read moreThe Supreme Court affirmed the power of Arizona’s independent commission to draw congressional boundaries, a decision that protects California’s own citizens redistricting reform.
read moreProposed law essentially redefines public records from individual documents to the information or data they contain.
read moreWatch author of election modernization law talk about reforms that helped boost Colorado’s voter turnout, ideas that prompted a new proposed reform bill supported by California’s elections chief.
read moreCounty clerk from California made the 7,000-mile trek to the disputed region and de facto independent state of Nagorno-Karabakh to observe recent elections and found them to be free and fair–along with a population informed and excited about participating.
read moreElected leaders and school officials came together to discuss cities and districts being left behind by the pace of new technology and how to adapt smartly to boost civic engagement, education outcomes and local economies.
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