The State Fiscal Situation, Health Care Reform and Federalism

Harold Gortner Distinguisted Speaker Series

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Enterprise Hall, Room 80

The Department of Public and International Affairs presents this year’s Harold Gortner Distinguished Speaker Series in Public Administration, Ray Scheppach.

His lecture, "The State Fiscal Situation, Health Care Reform and Federalism,” will take place on April 21 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Enterprise Hall, Room 80. The presentation focuses on the dramatic impact of the "Great  Recession" on states and how they need to respond in terms of both reforming their revenue systems and redesigning how they deliver services from prisons to elementary and secondary education.

Dr. Scheppach has served as executive director of the National Governors Association for over 25 years.

He is the leading spokesman for the  states on federal legislation before the White House and Congress.

Sponsored by the Department of Public and International Affairs.