Lobby state legislature for tax equity Join and form coalitions put NARFE on the map Engage state legislators future Members of Congress State Advocacy is not Rocket Science Indiana Federations ID: 594760
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STATE ADVOCACY
Lobby state legislature for tax equityJoin and form coalitions, put NARFE on the mapEngage state legislators, future Members of CongressSlide2
State Advocacy is not Rocket ScienceSlide3
Indiana Federation’s
NARFE Day @ State House in IndianapolisSlide4
SC Federation Convention Receives General Assembly ProclamationSlide5
Coalition PartnersSlide6
The Informed Citizen:
Serialized “How To Manual”Slide7Slide8
Governors:
Republican, Democrat and IndependentSlide9
State Legislatures:
Who’s in ChargeSlide10
GOP Controls Majority
of State Legislatures, GovernorshipsSlide11
2014 State Legislative TurnoverSlide12
State Revenues:
States Are Not Yet out of the WoodsSlide13
Property Taxes:
Statewide Median BurdenSlide14
State Population Change
Including Net Domestic MigrationSlide15
Two Key Resources for
STATE ADVOCACYSlide16
Resources for FREESlide17
Route Fifty:
New Venture from Atlantic MediaSlide18
State & Local Government Marketing Finance Webinar:
http://web.2.c3.audiovideoweb.com/va91web25043/Marketing/GOV%20-%20Marketing%20Finance%20Webinar%20-%20512015.mp4 Slide19
State Legislators Voting Records:
Posted by www.votesmart.org Slide20
In Maine, VoteTrac
Allows Public to Easily Find Legislator’s VotesSlide21
State Legislative Websites:
OpenStates.org is Gateway ResourceSlide22
NARFE’s STATE ADVOCACY WEBSITESlide23
Same ZIP Code:
Elected Officials of Different PartiesSlide24
NARFE Member Leads LegislatureSlide25Slide26
Becoming your Governor’s Pen PalSlide27
The Governor Said What?Slide28
Gubernatorial Elections:
2015 (3), 2016 (12)Slide29
Governors Races 2015-2016 Cycles:
Ratings by Stu RothenbergSlide30
2015 State Legislative Session:
Dates and Carryover RulesSlide31Slide32
Virginia Federation:
State Legislation NewsletterSlide33
Full-and Part-Time Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/full-and-part-time-legislatures.aspx Slide34
Average Job Time, Compensation and Staff Size by Category of LegislatureSlide35
Redistricting CommissionsSlide36
States with Redistricting Bills
Introduced in 2015 https://www.brennancenter.org/redistricting-laws-roundup-2015 Slide37
Takeaways
1) NARFE members stand to benefit financially from state engagement. Just this year Indiana joins Missouri and Oklahoma where federal retirees save on state income taxes each year.2) Coalitions in state advocacy help humanize federal retirees by breaking down stereotypes.3) State legislatures and governorships produce a majority of the current members of Congress4) Defending existing tax treatment of federal retirement income is becoming an issue in more states.