Past Events
August 2013
May 2013
April 2013
- Freed Speech: Dialogues on Civil Discourse
- EDTalks: Restorative Justice + A Reporter's Take on Education
- Naked Civics Dialogue with Nate Garvis
March 2013
February 2013
- Capitol Solutions: Immigrant students
- EDTalks: Babies' Brains and Unschooling Kids
- Capitol Solutions: Long-term care financing
- Capitol Solutions: Tax and budget reform starts with tax expenditures
- Capitol Solutions: Family Independence Demonstrations
January 2013
December 2012
- Governing as Ideology Roundtable Discussion
- Tax reform in Minnesota
- Common Cents tax reform - Minneapolis
- Policy and a Pint: Climate change
- Common Cents tax reform - St. Paul
- December Happy Hour
November 2012
- Innovation in Education Discussion
- Freed Speech
- Common Cents tax reform - Rosemount
- Common Cents tax reform - St. Paul
October 2012
- Common Cents tax reform - Minnetonka
- 2012 Civic Celebration
- Minnesota's Miracle
- Policy and a Pint: Entrepreneurship
September 2012
- Citizens League Morning Coffee
- Healthcare Policy Tour
- Policy and a Pint: The Looming Intergenerational War
August 2012
July 2012
- Electrical Energy Workshop -- St. Paul
- Summer Policy Series: Regional tax-base sharing
- Electrical Energy Workshop -- Maple Grove
- Electrical Energy Workshop -- Rochester
- Policy and a Pint: Generation Debt
- Savings innovation to support prosperity
- July Happy Hour
- Electrical Energy Workshop -- Morris
June 2012
April 2012
- Higher Ed Phase II Kick-off Event
- Test Workshop: Citizen Solutions: A Different Conversation About Fixing Health Care
March 2012
- Inter-Generational Roundtable: The Minnesota Miracle
- Policy and a Pint: Whose Art is it Anyway?
- Test Workshop: Citizen Engagement in Health Reform
February 2012
- Transportation Policy Tour
- The Fourth Annual Celebration of John Brandl
- Citizens League 60th Birthday Party
- Common Cents Test Workshop
January 2012
- Civic Trivia Happy Hour
- Rochester: Judicial Selection Reform Forum
- Inter-Generational Roundtable with Pamela Wheelock
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
- Rochester Downtown Development Event
- Rethinking Transportation Finance Roundtable
- Westminster Town Hall Forum: Broken Government
- Rochester Happy Hour
- The Stillwater Bridge: What are the Issues?
August 2011
- Member Appreciation Event
- Converting Social Good into Economic Impact
- Rochester Intergenerational Event
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop -- Minneapolis
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop -- Rochester
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop--Lakeville
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop--Alexandria
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop--St. Cloud
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop--Stillwater
July 2011
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop--Grand Rapids
- Pathways to Prosperity Workshop Testing
- Rochester Common Grounds Event
- Policy and a Pint: Working for the Weekend
- Honoring Choices MN Listening Session
June 2011
- Rochester Long-Term Care Event
- Transforming Schools: Learning from Cincinnati's Taft High School
- Honoring Choices MN Listening Session: Younger Perspectives
- Honoring Choices MN Listening Session
- eWorkPlace Results Celebration Event
- Citizens League Morning Coffee
- Minnesota GO - Bloomington Workshop
- Minnesota Go public workshop - Rochester
May 2011
- Honoring Choices Minnesota Listening Session
- Rethinking Transportation Finance: Are Mileage Based User Fees a Good Idea?
- Minnesota GO public workshop - Twin Cities
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
- The Inside Scoop: A Bipartisan Discussion with Legislative Leaders
- Third Annual Celebration of John Brandl & His Uncommon Quest for Common Ground
- DNR Parks & Trails Celebration at the Capitol
- The ChangeMakers: What's Next, What's Real: HEALTH!
January 2011
December 2010
- Imagination Works: Designing Resilient Communities
- Policy and a Pint: The Line Between News and Opinion
- Imagination Works: Creating a Smarter Grid
November 2010
October 2010
- Common Cents: Weigh In on Taxes and Spending
- 26th Annual Conference on Policy Analysis
- Rochester: Policy and a Pint
September 2010
- Envisioning Minnesota's Electric Energy Future
- Gubernatorial Candidate Conversation
- Inter-Generational Roundtable Series
July 2010
June 2010
- Rochester Coffee & Conversation
- Policy and a Pint: Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around --SOLD OUT
May 2010
- Rochester Mind Opener: Judicial Selection in Minnesota
- Inter-Generational Roundtable Series: Bright Ideas
- After Party & Happy Hour
- Policy and a Pint: America, Heal Thyself
April 2010
- Inter-Generational Roundtable Series
- Mind Opener: Long-Term Care
- Action Groups 2010 Kickoff
- Our Team, Our Community
- Alternative Energy: Policy Options and Career Opportunities
March 2010
- Mind Opener: State and Regional Parks and Trails Legacy Project
- Collegeville Policy and a Pint: The Culture of Food
- Conversation with David Walker
- Happy Hour
February 2010
- The Collaborative Leadership Series: ChangeMakers
- Keeping Your Piece of the Pie
- Rochester: To the Source - Brown Bag Lunch
- John Brandl & His Uncommon Quest for Common Good
- Policy and a Pint with Thomas Goetz
- Happy Hour
- Mind Opener: Impartial Courts
January 2010
- Integrating Civics & Public Policy in High School STEM Classrooms
- Rochester: Forum Luncheon - Bridges to a Better Bottom Line
- Inter-Generational Roundtable Series - 2010 Kick-Off
- Rochester: Coffee & Conversation - Legislative Preview
- Member Appreciation Happy Hour
November 2009
- Give to the Max Day
- Mind Opener Breakfast: To the Source - Moving MN's Water Governance Upstream
- Policy and a Pint: Professor Michael J. Sandel
- Rochester Affiliate Kick-Off Event
October 2009
- 2009 Annual Meeting
- Inter-Generational Roundtable with Stanley S Hubbard
- 25th Annual Conference on Policy Analysis
- Policy and a Pint: The Elements of Education
- A Mandate to Teach and a Call to Educate
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
- Introducing eWorkPlace
- Inter-Generational Roundtable Discussion
- National Civic Summit
- Policy and a Pint: Threats to American Security
June 2009
- Imagination Works: The Next Minnesota Education Innovation
- Mind Opener Breakfast: Developing Our Civic Policy Agenda
- Happy Hour
May 2009
- The "R" Word: Can Reform Come From Crisis?
- Inter-Generational Roundtable: Wheelock Whitney
- Policy and a Pint: Think Globally, Eat Locally?
April 2009
- The Principles of Innovation: Alex Cirillo
- Water, Culture and the Public: A Participatory Exploration
- Policy and a Pint: Budget Breakdown
March 2009
February 2009
- Mind Opener: Immigrant Students and Higher Education
- The Collaborative Leadership Series: ChangeMakers
- Generation Gap
January 2009
- Celebrating John Brandl & His Uncommon Quest for Common Ground
- Action Groups Kick-off
- The Collaborative Leadership Series: The Economy
December 2008
November 2008
- 2008 Annual Meeting
- Monday Meeting with Martin Sabo and Lyall Schwartzkopf
- Policy and a Pint: Election Night Party
October 2008
- Beyond Party Lines
- Policy and a Pint: Economic Meltdown
- 24th Annual Conference on Policy Analysis
- Minnesota and the Global Economy
September 2008
- The Transformation of MN Politics in the 1970s: Context, Content and Processes
- Regional Policy Workshop
- Policy and a Pint: Youth and Politics
August 2008
July 2008
- Policy and a Pint: The Big Sort
- Water Policy: Water Quality
- Water Policy: Water Use and Sustainability
- Policy and a Pint: The China Tradeoff
June 2008
May 2008
- Policy and a Pint: The Mortgage Meltdown
- Mind Opener & Policy Forum: Transparent Funding Options for Meaningful Transportation Choices
- Sandra Day O'Connor: Protecting Impartial Courts in a Political Culture
February 2008
December 2007
October 2007
- 2007 Citizens League Annual Meeting: Policy Happens Here
- 23rd Annual Conference on Policy Analysis
- Policy and a Pint - The Death of Environmentalism
- Civic Minds: The Warrior to Citizen Campaign
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
- Implications of the Baby Boom on Older Adult Services
- The ChangeMakers: Minnesota's Philanthropic Tradition and Its Future
- Policy and a Pint: Health Care Handcuffs
February 2007
- The Pig in the Python Has Spoken . . . Come Hear What It's Saying in Minnesota
- Uncivil Discourse and the Rise of the Outrage Industry
- Road Pricing Summit
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
- Summer Policy Series -- The Future of the Web and Civic Engagement: What Happens When MySpace Meets Our Space?
- Summer Policy Series -- The Future of Health Care: Shifting the Focus from Treatment to Prevention
July 2006
- Summer Policy Series -- The Future of Education: Redefining Schooling
- Policy and a Pint - Elections 101: Campaign Finance
- Summer Policy Series -- The Future of Politics: Policymaking and the Coming Demographic Change
June 2006
April 2006
- Promoting Excellence in Public Management: Innovations in Cities and Counties
- Policy and a Pint: The Future of Minnesota's Environment
March 2006
- The Media, Public Policy... and the Age of Indifference
- The ChangeMakers - Talent: Educating & Preparing Our Human Capital to Fuel the Innovation Economy
February 2006
- Bridging the Partisan Divide
- Mind Opener: Partisan Endorsements and an Independent Judiciary with Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page
- Strategies and Methods for Reducing Governmental Fleet Size
- Putting the High Beams on Pensions: A look at the policy issues and challenges of public and private pensions
- Policy and a Pint - Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead
- Mind Opener: Land of 10,000 Lawsuits?
January 2006
- Serving Citizens Better: Promoting Excellence in Public Management
- Inequality Matters: A Public Forum on the Consequences of the Growing Economic Divide in America
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
January 2005
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