Progressives are finding creative ways to take action on vital issues of national interest at the local and state levels. This plenary features distinguished state attorneys general, state legislators, and city attorneys who are leading the way on a range of issues: living wage laws, fair financial services, small business enterprise, tobacco litigation, police-community relations, democracy and voting, equal marriage rights, and more. What issues are at the forefront at the state and local levels now? What issues are ripe for state or local action in the near future? What approaches might be effective in the long term?

• Marc Dann, Ohio Attorney General  (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Raj Goyle, Member, Kansas House of Representatives  (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Heather K. Gerken, Professor of Law, Yale Law School  (Introduction: Real Video / Windows Media)
  
• Dennis J. Herrera, San Francisco City Attorney  (Real Video / Windows Media)
• J. Rita McNeil, Cincinnati City Solicitor  (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Jamin B. Raskin, Member, Maryland State Senate; Profesor of Law, American University - Washington College of Law  (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Linda Singer, District of Columbia Attorney General  (Real Video / Windows Media)

Link to discussion: Real Video / Windows Media