High-road policy and governance promotes shared prosperity, environmental sustainability, and efficient democratic government. Building high-road cities, metropolitan regions, and states is both good for citizens and a key way to move the national dialogue toward progressive policy solutions. Much of COWS' work is focused on sharing high-road policy and governance with state and local leaders. Around the country, these elected officials are taking the lead on pressing social issues — climate change, infrastructure, economic revitalization, health care, criminal justice, and more.