2019 NCSL Budget and Tax Academy

7/9/2019

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This page hosts the resources for the 2019 NCSL Budget and Tax Academy, held June 26-28 at the InterContinental Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The 2019 NCSL Budget and Tax Academy was made possible through the generous support of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Wednesday, June 26

Special Program at George Washington's Leadership Institute at Mount Vernon

Character and Credibility in Decision-Making | PDF

The Importance of Vision, Credibility, Communication, and Collaboration | PDF

Thursday, June 27
The Future is Coming: New Opportunities for States Speaker Sheryl Connelly, futurist, Michigan
State Revenue Disrupters Speaker Bill Fox, Ph.D., director, center for business and economic research, University of Tennessee Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
Strong Fiscal Management: Stress Testing State Budgets Speakers Dan White, director, government consulting and fiscal policy research, Moody's Analytics, Pennsylvania Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF Juliette Tennert, director, economic and public policy research, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
Legacy of the Lost Decade Speaker Barb Rosewicz, project director, research and content, state fiscal health, The Pew Charitable Trusts, District of Columbia Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
State Pensions: Overview and Policy Trends Moderator: Luke Martel, group director, employment, labor and retirement, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado Speakers Mike Lowenthal, manager, state policy, strengthening public retirement systems, The Pew Charitable Trusts, District of Columbia Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF Victoria Spartz, State Senator, Indiana Iowa Public Employees Retirement System Risk Report Handout
Snack break
Medicaid Waivers: Sharing State Experiences Speaker Joe Thompson, M.D., MPH; president and ceo, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement; professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Colleges of Medicine and Public Health Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF Issue Brief: Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waivers
K-12 Education Funding Moderator Dan Thatcher, program director, education program, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF Interactive Presentation PowerPoint Speakers Betty Chang, manager, Education Resource Strategies, District of Columbia Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF

Friday, June 28
Federal Budget Update Speaker Marcia Howard, executive director, Federal Funds Information for States, District of Columbia Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
Tax Trends Speakers Jackson Brainerd, policy specialist, fiscal affairs program, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado Savannah Gilmore, policy associate, fiscal affairs program, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
Economic Outlook Speaker Chris Thornberg, Ph.D., founding partner, Beacon Economics, California Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF