On October 5-6, NASBO held our 2017 Fall Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. The conference focused on federal issues affecting states as well as timely state finance topics. Below are presentations made by the conference speakers.
FEDERAL BUDGET UPDATE
Marcia Howard, Executive Director, Federal Funds Information for States
NATIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Dan White, Director & Senior Economist, Moody’s Analytics
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Scott Pattison, CEO/Executive Director, National Governors Association
DISCUSSION OF KEY MEDICAID & HEALTH CARE ISSUES (no presentation)
Matt Salo, Executive Director, National Association of Medicaid Directors
UPDATE ON FEDERAL-STATE ISSUES
- U.S. Supreme Court-Cases Impacting States
Lisa Soronen, Executive Director, State & Local Legal Center
- Overview of Speaker’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs (no presentation)
Adam Stewart, Legislative Director, Rep. Rob Bishop (UT)
- New Economic Development Funding for City-State Partnerships
David Eichenthal, Executive Director, National Resource Network
WHAT’S NEW IN STATE TAX & REVENUE POLICIES
Richard Cram, Director, National Nexus Program, Multistate Tax Commission
Ron Alt, Senior Manager of Economic and Tax Research, Federation of Tax Administrators
John Hicks, Executive Director, NASBO
Brian Sigritz, Director of State Fiscal Studies, NASBO
RECENT REFINEMENTS TO STATE RAINY DAY FUND POLICIES
Brian Dahl, Budget Planning Director, Minnesota Management & Budget
Phil Dean, Deputy Director & Chief Economist, Utah Governor’s Office of Management & Budget
Marc Nicole, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Budget & Management
CRITICAL ISSUE COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS: STATES OUTLINE RECENT ACTIONS
John Chilton, State Budget Director, Kentucky Office of State Budget Director (no presentation)
Justyn Howard, Program Budget Manager, California Department of Finance