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Thursday, October 31 • 11:30am - 12:15pm
Policy Main Stage: A Tale of Two Cities

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While most cities are drowning in debt and cronyism, Colorado Springs, the host city for this year's SPN Annual Meeting, is known for its fiscally responsible decisions and transparent government at the local level. Next year, SPN’s 28th Annual Meeting will visit a very different city: Chicago, IL. How have both of these cities fared? What decisions have set them apart, for good or ill, and what can we learn from comparing the two? Join Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers and Austin Berg, Director of Content Strategy at Illinois Policy Institute and co-author of the book, The New Chicago Way: Lessons from Other Big Cities, as they discuss the lessons from these two cities.

Speakers
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Christina Sandefur

Executive Vice President, Goldwater Institute
Christina Sandefur is Executive Vice President at the Goldwater Institute. She also develops policies and litigates cases advancing healthcare freedom, free enterprise, private property rights, free speech, and taxpayer rights. Christina has won important victories for property... Read More →
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John Suthers

Mayor of Colorado Springs, City of Colorado Springs
John Suthers was re-elected for a second term as Mayor of Colorado Springs in April of 2019. Suthers brings decades of experience in government and management to the City of Colorado Springs. Before being elected Mayor, Suthers served as Attorney General of Colorado from 2005 to... Read More →
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Austin Berg

Director of Content Strategy, Illinois Policy Institute
Austin Berg is the Vice President of Marketing for the Illinois Policy Institute. He and his work have been featured in the Economist, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. He is the winner of two Peter Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club for his photojournalism. Austin... Read More →


Thursday October 31, 2019 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT