2008 Year in Review
Looks at the CSG-WEST organization, who it serves, what it accomplished in 2008 and what's coming up in 2009.  (PDF of the  report is available. Click on report image.)

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"News from the Annual Meeting
Anchorage, Alaska - July 16-20, 2008
Leadership for Today and Tomorrow"

This 16 page publication will provide you with insights and contact information on the issues discussed by western legislators during the CSG-WEST 61st Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska this past summer. Topics include the North America Summit, the Western Legislative Conference Policy Committee Sessions, WESTRENDS, ALTA (Annual Legislative Training Assembly) and other Program Sessions.

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"Border Directory of State Officials 2008", A product of the The U.S.-Mexico Border Directory of State Elected Officials is a product of the Border Legislative Conference. The directory is a comprehensive list of executive officers and legislators of the 10 states along the U.S.-Mexico border. 

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Western States Legislative Directory  2007-08

A complete and authoritative guide to in-session and out-of-session information on the 13 western state legislatures. 

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2007 Year in Review
Looks at the CSG-WEST organization, who it serves, what it accomplished in 2007 and what's coming up in 2008.  (PDF of the  report is available. Click on report image.)

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2006 Year in Review
Looks at the CSG-WEST organization, who it serves, what it accomplished in 2006 and what's coming up in 2007.  (PDF of the  report is available. Click on report image.)

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"Legislative Civility" The CSG-WEST Futures Committee met in 2004 to consider whether or not legislative civility can survive a society that is polarized and politics that are naturally contentious. A special report based on that forum examines the causes, consequences and cures of incivility in the legislative branch. 

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"Legislative Staff Members Look At Workplace Issues"
This publication discusses generational differences at work as well as gender communications and how to make the workplace enjoyable and productive. The 2003 "Special Report: Legislative Staff Managers Look at Workplace Issues" is based on professional development seminars held in 2003 by the CSG-WEST Legislative Service Agency/Research Directors (LSA/RD) Committee in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

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"Western Initiatives: A Challenge To Representative Democracy", A product of the Committee on the Future of Western Legislatures
The third report of an ongoing series about changing Western legislative institutions. This report contains excerpts from a forum conducted by Western legislatures on the challenges to representative democracy from the initiative process.   

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"The Second Half Of Life: Redefining Aging In America", A product of the WESTRENDS committee
A report on the 50+ aging population and the policy impacts. 

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