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Happy Hour
Tuesday, September 29
Location TBA
This November, voters in Minneapolis will use Instant Runoff Voting for the first time in city elections, and St. Paul citizens will be asked to decide whether they, too, want to use this system of ranked choice voting.
Join the Emerging Leaders Committee at our next happy hour, where you can participate in an Instant Runoff Voting demonstration and learn about what it might mean for Minnesota.
No registration is necessary
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Renew Your Membership or Join Today
 If you haven't already, please renew your Citizens League membership for the coming year!
With an annual budget of $925,000, we depend on donations from individual members for roughly 25% of our budget, or $210,000. As of the end of July, we had raised almost half of this amount: $101,266. Our membership goal for 2009 is 2,500 members and we currently have 2,233.
To join or renew your membership, click here. To make an additional contribution, click here -- or contact Catherine Beltmann, Membership Coordinator, at 651-293-0575 ext. 10.
Beginning in 2010, we invite you to become a sustaining member. Sustaining members will save the Citizens League postage and processing time, and more of their contributions will go toward our policy work. Look for more information in the months to come.
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Register for the Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 29
Appetizers 5:00 | Program 6:30 | Reception to follow
Pantages Theater and Seven Restaurant
710 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
Driving and transit directions, parking information
Register now
 Join us to celebrate citizen-based policy making. Admission is free and open to all -- members and non-members are encouraged to come and bring guests.
At the meeting, we will elect 2010's incoming directors, and we'll hear from board member, public affairs executive and civic entrepreneur Nate Garvis.
In a follow-up to his 2006 speech, "Uncivil Discourse and the Rise of the Outrage Industry," Nate will discuss what we all should do to move beyond the voices of anger and outrage in politics in ways that not only respect our common values but produce more prosperity as well.
Thanks
to our sponsors: Best Buy, BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota, Fredrikson & Byron P.A., General Mills, HealthPartners, Himle Horner Inc., M&I Corporation, St. Jude Medical Inc., Target, and Thompson Reuters for their support of the receptions; Dean Phillips, Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation, Twin Cities Business, and Win Wallin for their support of the program as part of our Imagination Works series.
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Register for the 25th Annual Conference on Policy Analysis
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go To Waste
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
University of Minnesota
Continuing Education and Conference Center
1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul
The Citizens League is once again co-sponsoring the Annual Conference on Policy Analysis. The conference provides an opportunity for analysts and policy makers to explore timely topics that reflect the importance of analysis in formulating policy decisions in government.
Conference sessions provide an opportunity to:
- Gain insight into current trends and changes in the policy-making environment.
- Explore current policy issues and processes in concurrent workshop sessions.
- Share ideas with others from around Minnesota.
For more information or to sign up, click here.
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