Across America, new municipal and county health, safety, labor and environmental ordinances are the focus of a growing trend: they are being overruled – or “preempted” – by state legislation. That’s why SEIU, the Rockefeller Family …
Events
Boston Carbon Risk Forum
Hosted by the Mayors Innovation Project, the Carbon Risk Forum will bring together city and state government leaders, financial professionals, and leaders of organizations concerned about carbon risk in their investments. n n n …
State Smart Transportation Initiative: Community of Practice
The State Smart Transportation Initiative – a COWS project – is the host for the twice annual Community of Practice meetings, focusing on peer-to-peer interaction between CEOs of state departments of transportation. These meetings allow attendees to share …
Barry Eidlin Winner of LERA Best Dissertation Award
Barry Eidlin’s dissertation, The Class Idea: Politics, Ideology, and Class Formation in the United States and Canada in the Twentieth Century, has been selected as the winner of the Labor and Employment Research Association‘s Thomas A. …
Nelson Earth Day Conference 2014
The eighth annual Nelson Earth Day Conference will include exhibits, student and alumni awards, and panel discussions on a variety of topics. n n This year’s theme, Earth: To Be Determined, will explore challenges and opportunities …
State Smart Transportation Initiative: Community of Practice Spring Meeting
The State Smart Transportation Initiative – a COWS project – is the host for the twice annual Community of Practice meetings, focusing on peer-to-peer interaction between CEOs of state departments of transportation. These meetings allow attendees …
2014 Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference
The 2014 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference will take place February 10-11 in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Hilton Hotel. This Conference is the nation’s leading forum for sharing ideas and strategies for building a clean economy that …
The Great Recession, the Great Divergence, Skills Gaps and Innovation
October 16, 2013 The Great Recession, the Great Divergence, Skills Gaps and Innovation National Council of Workforce Education (NCWE) Annual Conference http://www.ncwe.org/?page=2013_annual_conf Hyatt Regency Milwaukee 333 West Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 8:30a CT Laura Dresser, …
Mayors Innovation Project Winter Meeting
The Mayors Innovation Project (MIP) is an initiative founded by COWS. MIP is a learning network among American mayors committed to “high road” policy and governance: shared prosperity, environmental sustainability, and efficient democratic government. MIP meetings …
SSTI Webinar: TDM measures to reduce the impact of urban freight movement
Hosted by the State Smart Transportation Initiative, housed at COWS. The webinar will discuss research undertaken by SSTI on the negative externalities created by urban freight transportation and the freight transportation demand management (TDM) strategies …