The 2009 California Budget Challenge is Live!

We are excited to launch an updated version of the nonpartisan California Budget Challenge (www.next10.org/challenge), complete with new policy options and budget numbers. Users are presented with the same set of economic circumstances lawmakers confronted in crafting their 2009-2010 budget package. We will vote on several measures related to the budget in the May 19th special election and have also included a preview of how these Props will affect California in the years to come.

Take the Challenge and decide at what level to fund education and other important services while setting your revenue priorities. Users decide on policy options including whether or not to raise income taxes, restructure Proposition 13, or offer non-violent offenders early release. You can TAKE ACTION and send your choices on to your representatives, get background information and view pro and con arguments for each choice, and see the choices other Challenge-takers are making.

Thank you once again to Blue Sky Consulting Group for their work on the 2009 California Budget Challenge.

Interactive Presentation of the Budget Challenge
Next 10 is continuing our effort to take the Challenge on the road, visiting classrooms and diverse communities throughout California. At each stop, Next 10 staff will educate and engage audiences about the workings of California’s budget and give them a flavor for what it takes to balance the state’s budget. If you would like us to present at your event, please email meropi@next10.org.

Student Contest
Attention teachers and students! With the 2009-10 budget approved, we are asking students to tell us:
HOW WOULD YOU HAVE BALANCED THE STATE BUDGET?
Our annual student contest will run from March 26 – May 15th. Next 10 is reaching out students of all ages to understand their priorities for California’s budget.
http://next10.org/next10/programs/contest_budget_2009.html

Next10.org/Challenge
Please consider posting a link to the Challenge on your website/newsletter/email blast and encourage friends, family, and colleagues to see how their choices measure up.

Partner Event
On May 1, 2009, the Asia Society Northern California and Bay Area Council are organizing "Scaling Up: From Green Buildings to Green Cities in the US and China" which will focus on green building policy and practice, the critical challenge of scaling up existing efforts, and what's coming next in Asia's emerging markets.
www.asiasociety.org/events/calendar.pl?rm=detail&eventid=19414



		March 31, 2009
		The 2009 California Budget Challenge is Live! We are excited to launch an updated version of the nonpartisan California Budget Challenge (www.next10.org/challenge), complete with new policy options and budget numbers. Users are presented with the same set of economic circumstances lawmakers confronted in crafting their 2009-2010 budget package. We will vote on several measures related to the budget in the May 19th special election and have also included a preview of how these Props will affect California in the years to come. Take the Challenge and decide at what level to fund education and other important services while setting your revenue priorities. Users decide on policy options including whether or not to raise income taxes, restructure Proposition 13, or offer non-violent offenders early release. You can TAKE ACTION and send your choices on to your representatives, get background information and view pro and con arguments for each choice, and see the choices other Challenge-takers are making. Thank you once again to Blue Sky Consulting Group for their work on the 2009 California Budget Challenge. Interactive Presentation of the Budget Challenge Next 10 is continuing our effort to take the Challenge on the road, visiting classrooms and diverse communities throughout California. At each stop, Next 10 staff will educate and engage audiences about the workings of California’s budget and give them a flavor for what it takes to balance the state’s budget. If you would like us to present at your event, please email meropi@next10.org. Student Contest Attention teachers and students! With the 2009-10 budget approved, we are asking students to tell us: HOW WOULD YOU HAVE BALANCED THE STATE BUDGET? Our annual student contest will run from March 26 – May 15th. Next 10 is reaching out students of all ages to understand their priorities for California’s budget. http://next10.org/next10/programs/contest_budget_2009.html Next10.org/Challenge Please consider posting a link to the Challenge on your website/newsletter/email blast and encourage friends, family, and colleagues to see how their choices measure up. Partner Event On May 1, 2009, the Asia Society Northern California and Bay Area Council are organizing "Scaling Up: From Green Buildings to Green Cities in the US and China" which will focus on green building policy and practice, the critical challenge of scaling up existing efforts, and what's coming next in Asia's emerging markets. www.asiasociety.org/events/calendar.pl?rm=detail&eventid=19414