REPORTER’S WORKSHOP: The 2012 Federal Budget

Date: 9:45 am – 12:15 PM Monday January 10th, 2011
Location: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.
Underwritten by: The David Swit Foundation
Click here to register. Space is limited.
Join us for a crash course in understanding the federal budget. Get a preview of the politics and issues that will influence the spending blueprint for fiscal 2012. The panel discussions will include Q&A as Washington insiders address your questions during this free, half-day workshop. The panelists include: Joseph Minarik of the Committee for Economic Development, Thomas S. Kahn (Democrat) and Austin Smythe (Republican) of the House Budget Committee, and Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Moderated by: Martin Kady, Congressional Bureau Chief, POLITICO. Click here for more info.

APPLY NOW: Best Energy Writing Award

Deadline: January 31st, 2011
Click here to apply.
Apply now for the Thomas L. Stokes Award for the best newspaper writing on the subject of energy. The subject may be any form of energy—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, water, solar, etc. The writing may be reporting, analysis or commentary and can consist of one to three articles on unrelated subjects, or one series of articles on a related subject. The winner of the Award receives $1,000 and a citation. The work must have been published in the U.S. between January 1 and December 31, 2010.


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