Join The Pew Charitable Trusts and Atlantic Media’s Route Fifty for a discussion with Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper and other officials on how the state has developed effective evidence-based policies and systems.

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• How Colorado policymakers at all levels of government use data to improve decision-making.
• How data-driven election administration can enhance accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and security.
• Why using evidence and evaluation in tax incentive policy benefits states’ budgets, businesses, and taxpayers.

Agenda
9:30–10:15 a.m.
Keynote Remarks by Governor Hickenlooper

• Welcome by Hilery Sirpis, publisher of Route Fifty
• Introduction of Governor Hickenlooper by Tom Conroy, Pew vice president

10:15–11 a.m.
Panel 1: Elections

How can states use data to make election administration as accurate, cost-effective, convenient, and secure as possible?

Panelists

• Wayne Williams, Colorado secretary of state
• Amber McReynolds, director of elections for the city and county of Denver
• Samuel Derheimer, manager of Pew’s election initiatives
• Michael Grass, executive editor of Route Fifty (moderator)

11–11:45 a.m.
Panel 2: Tax Incentives

How do states use evaluation and evidence to ensure that tax incentives benefit state budgets, businesses, and workers?

Panelists

• Colorado State Representative KC Becker
• Robert Zahradnik, state policy director of Pew’s state fiscal health and economic growth project
• Scott Greenberger, executive editor of Pew’s Stateline news service (moderator)

11:45 a.m.–noon
Concluding Comments by Hilery Sirpis