Jim Townsend and Ben Eikey attended the CSG Robert J. Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. Across the street from Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were adopted, they presented on state legislative oversight. They guided 31 legislators, legislative staff, and executive branch officials through an interactive oversight scenario involving the closure of a hospital birthing center. By bringing research and best practices to state practitioners through sessions like this, the State Oversight Academy helps build the tools and skills for fact-based oversight in state legislatures.
