THE 78th THURSDAY MEETING AGENDA

8 AM - 10 AM February 14, 2008

• National Taxpayers Union chief Duane Parde will introduce himself and his priorities.
• Cato Senior Fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale will show us a troubling picture of over $1 trillion in unfunded state and local health costs, and recommendations for addressing that problem.
• State senator Janet Greenip will explain her Public School Collective Bargaining Sunshine Act SB230 (hearing February 21) and death-tax relief SB386 bills (hearing February 13).
• Kevin Wrege of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance will give us chapter and verse on CAHI's 2008 report on health-insurance mandates and how they affect consumers - - - with special reference to Maryland and its jaw-dropping 63 mandates.
• Mark Krikorian, executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies and frequent contributor to National Review on Line. Mark has written extensively on the Republican presidential contest and the likely nominee.
• English First executive Jim Boulet will give us a conservative perspective on the continuing
  

SHORTER TAKES:

• Dr. Chris Unger on the danger of HB525 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
• Heritage Foundation's Mark Kelly - - - Strategic Policy Outreach Manager: current policy papers.