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Launch of our State Oversight Academy!

March 27 – 31, 2023

We are celebrating the launch of our State Oversight Academy (SOA)! Check out everything we have to offer to state legislators, staffers, researchers, the media, and the public at large, as we continue our efforts to improve bipartisan, fact-based oversight in state legislatures.

Watch our 1st launch panel with State Senators McBroom (R-MI) and Hoffner (D-DE).

Watch our 2nd launch panel with statehouse journalists.

Find out more about the Levin Center in our short video!

News

Launch Week: First SOA Newsletter

March 31, 2023

What happened this month in the world of oversight? The SOA’s monthly newsletter includes updates from state legislatures across the

Watch the Recording of our 2nd State Oversight Academy Launch Panel!

March 30, 2023

“The Eyes of the People” – How Statehouse Journalism Affects Legislative Behavior Our new State Oversight Academy hosted a virtual

Launch Week: First FAST Class Released

March 29, 2023

Our inaugural FAST (Federal and State Tutorials) Class — a short podcast with an expert that provides a brief introduction

Read Jim Townsend’s Op-Ed on the State Oversight Academy

March 28, 2023

Read our director’s op-ed in the Detroit Free Press on our newly launched State Oversight Academy! Opinion: New Levin Center

Upcoming Events

Apr 26

Featured 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Inside-Out: Bringing Facts on Prison Operations from Behind Bars to State Legislators

May 16

Featured 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

House Rules: Congress and the Attorney-Client Privilege – Levin Center Research Award Winner Presentation

May 30

Featured 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Oversight Fellows’ Presentation – 2022/23

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'Oversight Matters' Podcast

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Recent Events

January 30, 2023: How the January 6 Committee Broke the Mold: What It Means for Future Oversight

In-person panel discussion

The Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy and Georgetown Law Center for Congressional Studies partnered to present a live and in-person panel on how the innovative approaches used by the January 6 Select Committee will affect future oversight hearings by Congress.
Watch the recording here or catch it on C-SPAN!

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31 Mar

1st State #Oversight Academy newsletter is here! You can view it here (& sign up for the next one!) Feat. SOA news, April events, & oversight news from the states (including @CaStateAuditor @Okla_OAG @SAICindyByrd @Idaho_OPE @VTstateauditor @Maestas4NM).

https://mailchi.mp/6cd0eb4ea742/state-oversight-academy-news

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31 Mar

Check out our fascinating panel yesterday featuring journalists @ameliaknisely (WV), @jonathanoosting (MI), & @CamrynSanchezAZ (AZ), with @AdamZelizer! We talked what it's like to cover statehouse #politics, #FOIA, & legislative behavior. #government
https://youtu.be/U-uERTfTe6A

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31 Mar

We've heard a lot about Contempt of Congress lately, but it's nothing new! #OTD in 1924, oil tycoon Harry Sinclair was indicted on the charge and spent 3 months in prison during the #TeapotDome investigation. Read more in our Portrait in #Oversight: https://www.levin-center.org/thomas-walsh-and-the-teapot-dome-investigation/

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30 Mar

If you missed @Benjamin_Eikey doing a #TikTok song & dance (and also the incredible conversation with @ameliaknisely, @CamrynSanchezAZ, & @jonathanoosting about reporting on state legislatures, moderated by @AdamZelizer), you can watch it on YouTube!
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30 Mar

"Watching committee video feeds mostly gives you the talking points...it's always best to go in-person so you can ask the hard questions...lawmakers are able to escape scrutiny more if nobody shows up to ask them follow-up questions." - @jonathanoosting

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