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League of Women Voters Issue Forum: Detroit Is Bankrupt. Can It Happen Here?

Janet F. Meyers, Neighbor

Issue Forum
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters - Rye, Rye Brook & Port Chester

Detroit is Bankrupt.  Could It Happen Here?

Save the Date:  Thursday, December 5, 7:00 pm

Come join us at a forum on current New York State and municipal financial conditions.

Our featured panelists:
*Elizabeth Lynam - vice President & Director of State Studies, Citizens Budget Commission
*E.J. McMahon - Senior Fellow of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and the Empire Center for New York State Policy
*James A. Parrott - Deputy Director and Chief Economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute
*Richard Ravitch - Former Lt. Governor of New York.  Co-Chair State Budget Crisis Task Force

Our panelists, with their diverse viewpoints, will focus on the key aspects of New York State and municipal fiscal management and policy in the context of business, union, taxpayer, political and legal constraints and priorities.

Event is free and open to the public.
Rye Middle School, 3 Parsons Street, Rye

For additional information, contact Debbie Reisner at 914-698-7166 or email at LWV.Rye.RyeBrook.PortChester@gmail.com.


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