WESTERN LEGISLATURES COMMITTEE

Representative Marcus R. Oshiro, Hawaii
Chair

 

Mark Your Calendar!

CSG-WEST 62nd Annual Meeting

October 5-8, 2009

Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

Representative Janice E. Arnold-Jones, New Mexico
Vice Chair
   
This committee considers issues that impact the institution of the legislature. Initiatives, redistricting, public perceptions of legislatures, term limits, the media, Internet communications and other forces have had serious impacts on legislative authority and effectiveness. Committee members from around the West meet with experts in interactive forums to discuss the personal and institutional dimensions of the legislature and the legislative experience. Lawmakers consider actions and ideas that will strengthen western legislative institutions from within and without.
 
 
 
 

2006 Highlights: Lawmakers and media experts discussed how “new” media resources like the Internet can help lawmakers “Get Statehouse Stories Out.”  They also learned the relevance of “old” media while working on a practical case study moderated by a reporter from the Denver NBC TV affiliate. 2006 Annual Meeting presentations click here.

2005 Highlights: Western lawmakers met with experts to tackle one of the most controversial topics facing today’s legislatures – ethics.  Committee members considered trends in state ethics laws and worked on case studies with experts from Willamette University, University of Washington and NCSL.
For More Information on the Western Legislatures Committee, please contact CSG-WEST staff:
Mary Lou Cooper