Program
The Kansas Fiscal Experiment - Impacts on Communities
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Printable Program (PDF)
| Lawrence location - all sessions will take place
at the Kansas Union, The University of Kansas Ulysses location - all sessions will take place in the Video Conferencing Room, Pioneer Communications |
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8:00 |
Registration, Coffee & More |
8:30 |
Welcome and Introduction Jeffrey S. Vitter, Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor, The University of Kansas VIDEO of presentation |
8:45 |
Morning Keynote Kansas Tax Policy Shakeup: Implications of 2012-13 Tax Debate Chris W. Courtwright, Chief Economist, Kansas Legislature Presentation (PDF) VIDEO of presentation |
9:30 |
Break |
9:45 |
Panel Discussion – Impact of Fiscal Changes on Local Communities Hannes Zacharias, County Manager, Johnson County Presentation (PDF) John Battin, Mayor, City of Ulysses (Ulysses) Jason Gage, City Manager, City of Salina Moderator Tami Gurley-Calvez, Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, KU Medical Center, The University of Kansas |
10:45 |
Break |
11:00 |
Panel Discussion – Impact of Fiscal Changes on K-12 Education Sally Cauble, Vice Chair, Kansas State Board of Education, Board District 5, Liberal (Ulysses) John Heim, Executive Director, Kansas Association of School Boards, Topeka Presentation (PDF) Michael Podgursky, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Missouri Moderator Rick Ginsberg, Dean, School of Education, The University of Kansas |
| 12:00 | Luncheon and Luncheon Panel Remarks & Introduction Steve Warren, Vice Chancellor, Research & Graduate Studies, The University of Kansas Luncheon Panel: Long-Run Economic Impact of the Kansas Fiscal Experiment Carolyn Bourdeaux, Associate Professor, Department of Public Management and Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and Associate Director, Fiscal Research Center, Georgia State University Presentation (PDF) Justin Ross, Assistant Professor, School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Presentation (PDF) Moderator Duane A. Goossen, Vice President for Fiscal and Health Policy, Kansas Health Institute Presentation (PDF) VIDEO of luncheon panel and closing remarks |
1:45 |
Closing Remarks Donna Ginther, Director, Center for Science, Technology & Economic Policy, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Kansas |
2:00 |
Adjourn |