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Top 10 Reasons To Attend Budget Matters 2012

Posted by Tara Lee at Nov 09, 2012 05:25 PM |

Do you need a reason to attend to our first annual policy conference Budget Matters 2012: Moving Washington's Economy Forward? 

How about 10 of them?

10). Policy conferences are much more fun than webinars.

9). The early bird registration deadline ends in one week (Friday, Nov. 16th). Save money by registering  today.

8). Van Jones is our lunch speaker. He’s an author, speaker, CNN contributor, and former advisor to President Obama.

7). Because you need to know what “McCleary” means.

6). We have pulled together policy experts, elected officials, and advocates who will share their thoughts on some of the state’s most pressing issues (check out the panel descriptions here)

5). The election is over and you now have free time.

4). The 2013 Legislative Session will focus on big decisions such as education funding and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

3).  We do a lot of graphs, but they just don't seem to bring people together.

2).  Did we mention Van Jones?

1). The choices we make now will impact our state for decades to come.

         

For general conference information and subsidized ticket inquiries, contact Ben Secord . More information can be found on the event webpage here.

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HIGHLIGHTS

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.