Vermont Access Network (VAN): Public Assets Institute 2010 Conference: Recommitting to Vermont, Seizing the Opportunity, pt 1

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"Recomitting to Vermont, Seizing the Opportunity: How to use the crisis to build a state that works for everyone."

Morning sessions of the 2020 Public Asset Institute Conference. 1. "Investing in People and Infrastructure" with Jeffrey Thompson, Economist, Political Research Institute at UMass, Amherst Jeff’s work focuses on domestic economic policy, especially state and local government finance in New England. Jeff has a Ph.D. in economics from Syracuse University. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Jeff was a labor analyst at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. 2. "Vermont budget and revenue context: What’s holding us back from making needed public investments?" with PAI's Executive Director Paul Cillo.

Public Assets Institute supports democracy by helping Vermonters understand and keep informed about what their government is doing, especially how it is raising and spending money and using other public assets.