#Grassroots

The Concord Coalition will present a new paper on pro-growth immigration strategies and a talk by its author, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Wednesday morning, May 29, at the Drake University Law School in Des Moines. Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, previously…

Principles and Priorities, an interactive group exercise developed by The Concord Coalition, continues to help people around the country understand the difficult choices that must be made to put the federal budget on a more responsible path. In recent weeks…

Students, educators and other residents of the Minneapolis and St. Paul area will try to develop plans to reduce federal deficits in an interactive exercise this Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The “Principles and Priorities”…

How should Washington start getting its fiscal house in order? At “Budget on Tap,” members of the Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) in New Hampshire wrestled with that question while participating in a budget exercise called “Debt Busters.” Approximately 40…

This is a guest blog post by Marjorie Dufek, the North Carolina coordinator for The Concord Coalition. “A $20 trillion debt is insane, and our representatives carry a huge responsibility, with so many sides to each issue. With so many choices,…

In The Daily Reflector (North Carolina). Anyone in Congress might be able to produce a sensible federal budget and cut the national debt — if they didn’t have to answer to their constituents. That was the hard lesson a group…

In WITN (North Carolina) Greenville, N.C. -- From the stock market, to budget deals the country's finances are a big conversation right now. Students got a visit from an Eastern Carolina Congressman, who spoke to them as they worked to find…

On October 10 several members of The Concord Coalition convened in Iowa to host events and meet with stakeholders and media, kicking off the 2020 presidential cycle and celebrating the Concord Coalition's 25th Anniversary. The Concord Coalition has hosted a…