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Launch of our State Oversight Academy!

March 27 – 31, 2023

We will be celebrating SOA’s launch with new resources and exciting events, including virtual panels, FAST (Federal and State Tutorials) classes, blog posts, and more! Check out everything we have to offer to state legislators, staffers, media, and the public, as we continue our efforts to improve bipartisan, fact-based oversight in state legislatures.

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News

Read our Spring 2023 Newsletter

March 21, 2023

Read our Spring 2023 newsletter to meet our 2023 Washington, D.C. legal externs, our newest staff members, our upcoming events,

Oversight Training at the North Carolina General Assembly!

March 16, 2023

On March 16, 2023, Jim Townsend and Ben Eikey provided a full-day, interactive oversight training session to the North Carolina

State Legislature Oversight Wiki Now Online!

March 13, 2023

State legislatures conduct oversight through committees and with help from partner agencies. In 2019, the Levin Center commissioned a report, Checks

Join the Launch of Our State Oversight Academy

March 1, 2023

The State Oversight Academy (SOA) will be the first and only national institution dedicated to promoting effective bipartisan fact-finding and

Upcoming Events

Mar 27

Featured 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

State Legislative Oversight: The Essential Role of an Effective Legislator (SOA Launch Panel)

Mar 30

Featured 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Eyes of the People: How Statehouse Journalism Affects Legislative Behavior (SOA Launch Panel)

May 30

Featured 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Oversight Fellows’ Presentation – 2022/23

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'Oversight Matters' Podcast

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Recent Events

January 30, 2023: How the January 6 Committee Broke the Mold: What It Means for Future Oversight

In-person panel discussion

The Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy and Georgetown Law Center for Congressional Studies partnered to present a live and in-person panel on how the innovative approaches used by the January 6 Select Committee will affect future oversight hearings by Congress.
Watch the recording here or catch it on C-SPAN!

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We know what you were thinking: "The State Legislature #Oversight Wiki is an incredible resource, but I wish I could see different reports from agencies all over the country by topic!" Now you can! #corrections, #education, #healthcare - it's all there:
https://levin-center.org/state-oversight-academy/slow/slow-topics/

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The House Select Committee on the CCP will hold an #oversight hearing this evening at 7pm entitled, "The Chinese Communist Party's Ongoing #UyghurGenocide." @RepGallagher @CongressmanRaja
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Happy #NationalPuppyDay! Though he's not *technically* a puppy anymore, director @JimTownsend's dog is just as cute! #puppyday #dogsoftwitter

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The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific will meet at 2pm today for an #oversight hearing on "Renewed U.S. Engagement in the Pacific: Assessing The Importance of the Pacific Islands." @YoungKimCA @RepBera
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House #Oversight & #Accountability Subcommittee on #Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation meets today at 2pm to examine the White House National Cybersecurity Strategy. @RepNancyMace @GerryConnolly https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/unpacking-the-white-house-national-cybersecurity-strategy/

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