Partner Highlight: Connecticut Voices for Children's 6th Annual State Budget Forum

When: Wednesday, January 31, 8:30 am - 1 p.m.
(8:30 registration & coffee, 9:00 program)

Where: Old Judiciary Room, State Capitol, Hartford

Topics and speakers (order of speakers may change):

* Benchmarking Connecticut
Jeff Blodgett, CT Economic Resource Center

* Budget Overview & K-12 Education Funding
Secretary Robert Genuario, Office of Policy and Management

* State Fiscal Capacity
Shelley Geballe, CT Voices for Children

* Transportation
Oz Griebel, CT Transportation Strategy Board & MetroHartford Alliance

* Smart Growth
Heidi Green, 1000 Friends of CT
W. David LeVasseur, Governor's Office for Responsible Growth

* Energy
Carrie Conaway, New England Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

* Affordable Housing
Diane Randall, HOMEConnecticut

* Health Care
Juan Figueroa, Universal Health Care Foundation of CT
Bob Patricelli, CT Health Insurance Policy Council

* Early Childhood
John Rathgeber, CT Business and Industry Association
Janice Gruendel, Governor's Senior Advisor on Early Childhood
Louise Stoney, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance

Space is limited - reserve your seat today! Lunch will be served!!

Please RSVP to Ryan McAuliffe at rmcauliffe@ctkidslink.org or (203) 498-4240 x199.

A flier, directions and links to more information on the speakers' organizations are available on the Connecticut Voices for Children Web site