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Allan Loudell, DPA Program VP
Ph: 302-478-2700
E-mail:
aloudell@wdel.com
 2010
March
August
MARCH
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March 10 |
DPA Board Meeting |
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Methodist Country House, 4830 Kennett Pike, Wilmington |
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6:15 p.m. |
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FREE and open to the public |
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March 17 |
Delaware Coalition for Open
Government (DELCOG) |
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Program: |
“The Annual
Delaware Budget Bind: Show me the Money (Before You Take the Vote)” |
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Panelists: |
State
legislators, open government representatives, reporters
Moderator: Allan Loudell |
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Wednesday, March 17
6:30 a.m. – Sign-in | Social Gathering
7 p.m. – Panel Discussion | Q & A | Reception |
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Levy Court
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555 Bay Road
Dover, Delaware
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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:
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how it is put together.
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why it is made available to the legislators who must
vote on it only a few minutes before the vote is taken.
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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 2010
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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