Budget Matters 2012: Moving Washington's Economy Forward

Thank you to the 300+ people who joined us on December 13th for our first annual policy conference at the Washington State Convention Center.

We brought together legislators, advocates, and policy experts for a great day of interesting and dynamic conversations, targeted solutions, and thought-provoking discussions. We were honored to have Van Jones as our lunch speaker.

Van podium

 

Here are some of the PowerPoint presentations from the break-out panels.

 

plenary     Jones and crowd

Trupin and Jones    healthcare panel

 More pictures to come!

Thank You To Our Event Sponsors!

Premium Sponsor

Campion

Sponsors

GMBB             WSHA logo

CHPN        SEIU logo 

FP WSNA   Sprague Israel Giles Inc.

Finney, Neill & Co. P.S.

For general information on the conference, contact Ben Secord at bens (at) budgetandpolicy (dot) org or 206-262-0973 x 224.

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Policy Agenda

We have released Framework for Prosperity, a comprehensive policy agenda for the 2013-2015 biennium. We make specific recommendations for targeted investments that would bring our state closer to providing prosperity for all Washingtonians. We also provide revenue options to help pay for those investments. Click on the image below to download a PDF of the agenda.

 

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Catch the Budget Beat

During the 2013 legislative session we will host regular Budget Beat calls and and podcaBudget Beatsts to bring you updates and breaking news from Olympia, timely policy analysis, and share resources and upcoming community events.

Check out the archive of Budget Beat calls and podcasts. 

Join the Budget Beat calls every other Friday at noon!  

Budget Matters 2012

Our first annual policy conference was a great success! More than 300 people came together to hear from policy makers, national and state policy experts, and community leaders from around the state. Our special lunch speaker was Van Jones.

Van jones at Budget Matters 

Here are some of the PowerPoint presentations from the break-out panels.

-The Affordable Care Act: Maximizing the Opportunities

-Building a Prosperity Economy in Washington State

-Building a 21st Century Revenue System

-Effective Messaging Strategies

For pictures and more information, check out our event page.