Tuesday Agenda Highlights State and Federal Issues
The 2015 WCA Legislative Exchange begins Tuesday, February 3rd with a full agenda. Highlights of the day's schedule include: 9:00 a.m.-Presidential Opening Remarks Willie Johnson, Jr., WCA President and Milwaukee County Supervisor
9:05 a.m.-Listening to People Talk About Politics Katherine Cramer, Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Interim Director, Morgridge Center for Public Service
10:15 a.m.-The State's Fiscal Outlook
Todd Berry, President, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
10:50 a.m.-The State of the Nation's Finances
Sara Imhoff, PhD, Director of Education and Grassroots Advocacy, The Concord Coalition
11:30 a.m.-Federal Update Deborah Cox, Director of Legislative Affairs, National Association of Counties (NACo)
12:30 p.m.-Lunch Speaker: Supreme Court Candidate:
Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Candidate, Wisconsin Supreme Court
1:00 p.m.-Educating the Public About County Government: Tools You Can Use
Kyle Christianson, WCA Director of Government Affairs; Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, WCA Deputy Director of Government Affairs; David Callender, WCA Government Affairs Associate; Daniel Bahr, WCA Government Affairs Associate
2:00 p.m.-State Agency Leaders
Richard Chandler, Secretary, Department of Revenue; Eloise Anderson, Secretary, Department of Children and Families; Mark Gottlieb, Secretary, Department of Transportation; Edward Wall, Secretary, Department of Corrections.
3:00 p.m.-Ask the Attorney and WCA Staff
Andrew T. Phillips, Attorney, Phillips Borowski, S.C.; Wisconsin Counties Association Staff.
Immediately Following 3:00 p.m. Session: Prize Drawings
Drawings will be held for giveaways. You must be present to win!
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