BUDGET RHODE MAP CONFERENCES

2010 BUDGET RHODE MAP CONFERENCE
The Poverty Institute held its third annual Budget Rhode Map conference January 8, 2010.  More than 300 people turned out to hear presenters talk about Rhode Island's economic crisis, as well as Cindy Mann, the Director for the Center for Medicaid State Operations for the Obama Administration.  Links to the presentations are below.

Rhode Island and the New England Economy, Jeff Thompson, Economist at University MASS, Amherst
Rhode Island Budget Update, Russ Dannecker, Fiscal Policy Analyst at The Poverty Institute
Medicaid and the Rhode Island Budget, Linda Katz, Policy Director at the Poverty Institute
Medicaid and Health Care Reform:  A Two Way Street, Cindy Mann, Director, Center for Medicaid State Operations, US Dept of Health and Human Services

Media Coverage:
Official:  Medicaid Growth is a Boon (Providence Business News, 1.8.10)
The Poverty Institute's Budget Rhode Map Part 1 (RI Future Blog, 1.9.10) Includes video from Jeff Thompson's presentation

Survey: Your feedback on the 2010 Budget Rhode Map Conference

We are grateful to the following sponsors of the 2010 Budget Rhode Map Conference

Understanding the Budget Deficit  Russ Dannecker, Fiscal Policy Analyst, The Poverty Institute
Presentation on Tax Policy Gary Sasse, Director of the RI Department of Revenue
Destination Tax Reform Jeff McLynch, NE Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
2008 Rhode Island Standard of Need Rachel Flum, Policy Analyst, The Poverty Institute
State Spending on Work Support Programs Rachel Flum, Policy Analyst, Linda Katz, Co-founder and Policy Director, The Poverty Institute

Related Materials:
• 2009 Budget Rhode Map Agenda
• Helpful Tax & Budget Resources
• Glossary of Budget Terms
• 2009 House & Senate Committee Members on Finance
• Supplemental information to "Understanding the Budget Deficit" presentation
• Fitch Credit Ratings for State of Rhode Island (10.08)
• The Progressive Income Tax (ITEP Brief)

Media Coverage:
Institute provides road map for RI's state budget (RI Catholic, 1.22.09)

Conference draw hundreds (Providence Journal Political Blog, 1.15.09)

News from the Budget Conference (RIfuture.org, 1.15.09)

  All documents are in downloadable PDF format