Our 2011 Policy Directors Annual Meeting was held on October 12 & 13 in Washington D.C.

CSI Testimony on HB1320 to Washington House Business
and Financial Services Committee

Recent Events

October 12, 2011

2011 Policy Directors Annual Meeting

June 09, 2011

Private Financing of Infrastructure Meeting

April 18, 2011

State Bank Planning Meeting in Chicago

CSI Strengthening Democracy Briefs

National Popular Vote Compact

Fusion Voting

Restoring Post-Incarceration Voting Rights

Beyond Motor Voter: Innovative NVRA Compliance for Public Assistance Agencies

CSI State Banks Initiatives
Response to New England Public Policy Center's Report: The Bank of North Dakota: A Model for Massachusetts and Other States?

A policy that has drawn increasing interest is the creation of a state bank modeled after the Bank of North Dakota (BND) to increase liquidity and spur lending and development in a given state. These papers offer some predictions about the effect of a proposed State Bank on the state banking industry, job creation and small businesses, and the state budget. For More State Banks Materials

Spotlight on the States: Massachusetts

2010 Report of the Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Advisory Council
Efficiency as Our First Fuel - Strategic Investments in Massachusetts' Energy Future

Sustainable Economy

Policy Briefs:	Legislative Briefs:	Reports and Studies:
Utility Rate Decoupling	Green Buildings	Greener Pathways from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy

Shared Prosperity

Policy Briefs:	Legislative Briefs:	Reports and Studies:
State EITC	Alternative UI Base Period	Making Sense of Clusters from Brookings

Healthy Community

Policy Briefs:	Legislative Briefs:	Reports and Studies:
Paid Family and Medical Leave	Health Information Technology	The Changing Racial Dynamics of the War on Drugs from The Sentencing Project

Efficient Democracy

Policy Briefs:	Legislative Briefs:	Reports and Studies:
Simplifying Public Benefits	Absentee Early Voting	Voter Purges from the Brennan Center