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E-mail: aloudell@wdel.com


2010

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MARCH

March 10

DPA Board Meeting

Location:

Methodist Country House, 4830 Kennett Pike, Wilmington

Time:

6:15 p.m.

Cost:

FREE and open to the public

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March 17

Delaware Coalition for Open Government (DELCOG)

Program:

“The Annual Delaware Budget Bind: Show me the Money (Before You Take the Vote)”

Panelists:

State legislators, open government representatives, reporters
Moderator: Allan Loudell

When:

Wednesday, March 17

6:30 a.m. – Sign-in | Social Gathering

7 p.m. – Panel Discussion | Q & A | Reception

Where:

Levy Court Building
555 Bay Road
Dover, Delaware
 

Cost:

FREE and open to the public

DELCOG MEETING: “The Annual Delaware Budget Bind: Show Me the Money (Before You Take the Vote).”

The Delaware Coalition for Open Government will host a panel discussion on Wednesday, March 17, on the important Delaware state budget process:

  • how it is put together.

  • why it is made available to the legislators who must vote on it only a few minutes before the vote is taken.

  • what can be done to improve the timing so that both the legislators and the public can read the budget bill well before the vote.

Panelists will discuss the need to make Delaware’s budget process more open and accountable, including the need to publish the budget bills well in advance of the date for voting to approve them. In current practice not even the state legislators, let alone the public, have time to completely read and understand the operating budget bill and the bond bill before the vote is taken – only a few minutes before the clock runs out on the last day of the annual legislative session.

The discussion will be moderated by WDEL news anchor Allan Loudell, and panelists will include Sen. Colin Bonini and Rep. Greg Lavelle, DelCOG President John Flaherty, and a reporter who covers legislative issues. Levy Court Building, 555 Bay Road, Dover. Registration: 6:30 p.m. Panel discussion: 7–9 p.m. Light refreshments. FREE and open to the public.

For more info, contact Chris Carl at ccarl@wdel.com.

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AUGUST 2010Face to Face Logo

2010 NFPW Conference in Chicago August 26–28

Be sure to mark your calendars for August 26–28, 2010, for the “Face 2 Face in Illinois” NFPW Communications Conference hosted by Illinois Woman's Press Association in conjunction with the 125th Anniversary of IWPA’s founding. The conference will be held at the historic Union League Club of Chicago. Affordable pre-tours will be offered ŕ la carte August 23–25 and promise a “taste of Chicago.” The post tour, August 29–31, travels from Chicago to Springfield along Rt. 66.

Get more conference information and see a PowerPoint presentation on Chicago.

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