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  1. Milken Institute1h 4m

    Building a 21st Century Economy: A Conversation With U.S. Governors

    Ron Brownstein, John Hickenlooper, Terry McAuliffe, Pat McCrory, Pete Ricketts

    Governors Hickenlooper, McAuliffe, McCrory, and Ricketts outlined divergent state strategies for economic resilience, ranging from Colorado's lifestyle-driven retention and Virginia's cyber-bioscience pivot to North Carolina's infrastructure bonds and Nebraska's agricultural trade missions. A critical consensus emerged on addressing a widespread skills gap through competency-based credentialing and early childhood education, alongside urgent calls for federal infrastructure funding and healthcare expansion reforms. While leaders coordinated on energy and social issues, significant policy divergence persisted regarding marijuana legalization, Medicaid implementation, and federal environmental regulations.

  2. Milken Institute1h 4m

    K-12 Education Reform: Forward or Faltering?

    Ron Brownstein, Kevin Huffman, Ruslan Ali, Lowell Milken, Patricia Levesque, Bruce Reed, Brooke Allen, Ted Fenton

    A diverse panel of education leaders, including Tennessee Commissioner Kevin Huffman and Lowell Milken, analyzes the stagnant progress of U.S. school reform three decades after *A Nation at Risk* despite growing evidence that teacher quality and accountability drive success. While consensus exists on the necessity of performance-based pay and charter expansion, the discussion highlights a critical barrier: a fractured political landscape where opposition from the far left and right threatens to undermine standards, testing, and the constitutional right to an effective education. The experts conclude that closing persistent achievement gaps requires shifting from incremental funding to scalable, outcome-focused policies that empower parents and align incentives for the teachers serving low-income communities.

  3. Milken Institute1h 0m

    Immigration Strategy for the Borderless Economy

    Ron Brownstein, Antonio Villaraigosa, Laureen Powell Jobs, Michael Bennett, Carlos Gutierrez, Rupert Murdoch, Vivek Wadhwa

    Driven by profound demographic shifts and urgent labor shortages, a bipartisan Senate effort led by the "Gang of Eight" proposes a 13-year pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, a move supported by business leaders like Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and tech innovator Vivek Wadhwa for its potential to boost GDP and innovation. While the legislation includes increased H-1B caps and agricultural visas, it faces significant hurdles in the House due to the Hastert Rule and fears of primary challenges, even as polling indicates 70% of the public favors a citizenship track. Key figures warn that without this comprehensive reform or a viable "Plan B" focused on the DREAM Act and startup visas, the U.S. risks economic stagnation, social division, and the Republican Party's long-term political alienation from growing Hispanic and Asian American voter bases.