ADVISORY: BLOGGER CONFERENCE CALL on PA budget

Chris Lilienthal, Communications Director
Phone: (717) 255-7156, 717-829-4823 (cell)
E-Mail: lilienthal@pennbpc.org

Think Tank to Host Blogger Conference Call on Pa. Budget

HARRISBURG, PA (February 6, 2009)—The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center will host a conference call on Tuesday, February 10 at 11 a.m. with Pennsylvania bloggers to discuss Gov. Rendell’s state budget proposal and a new report from the center on state and local tax policy in Pennsylvania. If you plan to blog on state and local budget issues in the coming months, this call should be your starting point.

WHAT: A conference call on state tax and budget issues hosted by the Pa. Budget and Policy Center. The call will include an introduction to the center’s new publication,

The Common Good: What Pennsylvania’s Budget and Tax Policies Mean to You.

WHO: Sharon Ward, Director, and Michael Wood, Research Director
Pa. Budget and Policy Center

WHEN: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 11:00 A.M.

DETAILS: Call 1-800-272-0950 and enter Passcode 607821 to access the conference call.

You can view a copy of The Common Good: What Pennsylvania’s Budget and Tax Policies Mean to You on the center’s Web site at http://www.pennbpc.org/pdf/PBPC_Tax_Primer_08.pdf and a three-page summary of the reports’ findings at http://www.pennbpc.org/pdf/PBPC_Tax_Primer_Summary.pdf.