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State of the State Regional Budget Summits
With a greatly weakened national financial system, and states throughout the country reporting serious budget shortfalls, how is Missouri positioned to weather the current economic storm? Is our state’s budget and tax system built on a solid foundation or on sinking sand? What can our state’s leaders do in 2009 to ensure that Missouri is on the path to long-term prosperity?
Please join the St. Louis Business Journal, the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, the Missouri Budget Project, the Missouri Municipal League, AARP and other cosponsors for one of three Budget Summits focusing on Missouri's budget in these troubling economic times.
St. Louis December 2, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
University of Missouri St. Louis, JC Penny Building, Summit Lounge
Springfield December 3, 2008 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, John Q. Hammons Enterprise Center
Kansas City December 4, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
MCC-Penn Valley Community College, Education Center Building, Room 019
The focus of the Summits: The state's budget outlook, and how all interests - from transportation and health care to education and small businesses - can work together to ensure a healthy state economy. This is a premier opportunity for lawmakers to engage with Missouri’s civic and business leaders in a conversation on long-term solutions for Missouri’s fiscal health that will guarantee investment in services and infrastructure over time.
The Summits are free and open to the public. Reservations are required.
To RSVP, visit www.mobudget.org

Cosponsored by:AARP, Citizens for Missouri’s Children, Disabled Citizen Alliance, Heavy Constructors Association of the Greater Kansas City Area, Lutheran Family & Children’s Services of Missouri, Missouri Association for Social Welfare, Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, Missouri Budget Project, Missouri Municipal League, Missouri National Education Association (MNEA), Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities, Missourians for Tax Justice, Mother and Child Health Coalition (of Greater Kansas City), Partnership for Children, Presbyterian Children’s Services, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis Business Journal, The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, The Missouri Citizen Education Fund, The Salvation Army - Kansas City