I’m not sure how open the invitation is for this event – but it sure look interesting… Ann
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Julie Lund 612-624-1190, Communications Director, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Finance commissioners for last three Governors react to PAWLENTY Budget
Wheelock, Gunyou and Kiedrowski Provide Briefing for Media, Legislators, and Staff at Capitol Hill Event Hosted by Humphrey Institute Monday, March 10
Minneapolis (March 6, 2003) – Commissioners of finance for Minnesota’s last three governors – an Independent, a Republican and a Democrat – will offer observations on Gov. Pawlenty’s proposed budget for fiscal biennium 2004-05 at a special roundtable discussion on Monday, March 10.
“The Governor’s Budget: Opportunities Taken, Opportunities Missed” is sponsored by the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum of the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs as an easy-to-attend briefing for reporters, legislators, legislative and administrative staff, and others working on these issues. The public is welcome. The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 181 of the State Office Building.
The panelists are Pam Wheelock, commissioner of finance for Independence Governor Jesse Ventura and now an executive with the Minnesota Wild, John Gunyou, currently the city manager of Minnetonka who served as Republican Governor Arne Carlson’s finance commissioner, and Jay Kiedrowski a commissioner of finance for DFL Governor Rudy Perpich, and now executive vice president at Wells Fargo & Company.
J. Brian Atwood, dean of the Humphrey Institute, will host the event.
“We are very pleased to be convening these leading experts – representing the full spectrum of Minnesota politics – at the Capitol for an engaging, thoughtful debate at a very critical time for our state,” said Atwood. “Our goal is to be a resource for legislators, reporters and others working on these issues daily.”
The Humphrey Institute Policy Forum, co-directed by former Minnesota congressmen Tim Penny and Vin Weber, organizes public conferences, forums and leadership development activities on important public policy issues and political topics.
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