An Empire Center Policy Forum in Cooperation with The Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation
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| Ron Haskins, who played a key role in shaping the federal 1996 Welfare Reform bill, addresses the Empire Center's Albany forum (© Dave Feiden). |
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006
Albany Institute of History and Art (Key Cultural Center)
A distinguished panel of national, state and local policy experts gathered Oct. 26 in Albany to discuss the impact of the landmark 1996 Welfare Reform Act. Featured topics included how well reform was implemented in the Empire State and what the next governor can do to further promote effective change. This page features links to slide presentations by forum speakers, and will also include streaming audio and video of the entire event.
Agenda:
PANEl 1
Ending Welfare As We Knew It
A Look Back at the 1996 Reform law
KEYNOTE:
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
SLIDE PRESENTATION: [VIEW] [DOWNLOAD]
PANELISTS:
E.J. McMahon
Director, Empire Center for New York State Policy
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
SLIDE PRESENTATION: [VIEW] [DOWNLOAD]
Richard Nathan
Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
Robert Doar
Commissioner, New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
SLIDE PRESENTATION: [VIEW] [DOWNLOAD]
Q&A PERIOD
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
PANEL 2
What Next for Welfare in New York?
Prioritites for the Next Governor
KEYNOTE:
Lawrence Mead
Professor of Politics, New York University
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
SLIDE PRESENTATION: [VIEW] [DOWNLOAD]
PANELISTS:
Russell Sykes
Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
Don Friedman (invited)
Senior Policy Analyst, Community Services Society
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
Janet DeMarzo
Commissioner, Suffolk County Department of Social Services
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
Beth Berlin
Commissioner, Albany County Department of Social Services
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
Q&A PERIOD
REAL AUDIO: [LISTEN]
REAL VIDEO: [VIEW]
AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]
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