PPIC and Institute to Host Highway-Formulas Briefing -- California Capitol Hill Bulletin -- Volume 10, Bulletin 3 -- February 14, 2003

On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) and the California Institute will host a luncheon briefing in Room 311 of the Cannon House Office Building to examine the state's unique vantage point regarding federal highway formulas and trends as the Congressional delegation prepares to consider reauthorization of the TEA-21 transportation law.

The briefing, part of the Federal Formula Grants and California series, will explore California's share of federal-aid highway formula programs and the reasons behind the state's relatively low share of highway funds. It will also briefly outline several other formula grants, including Medicaid, welfare, education, health, and nutrition programs.

Federal Formula Grants and California is a unique research product developed through a collaboration between PPIC and the California Institute at the request of the bipartisan leadership of California's Congressional delegation. The project's reports, which examine hundreds of formula programs from a California perspective, are available at http://www.ppic.org/publications/PPIC165/ppic165abstract.html . PPIC is an independent, nonpartisan research institute based in San Francisco.

To RSVP for the February 26 luncheon (acceptances only please), send e-mail to ransdell@calinst.org , fax to 202-546-2390, or call 202-546-3700.

To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic faxed bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill which directly impacts our state. Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods. The e-mail edition is made possible in part by in kind donations from Sun Microsystems and IBM Corp.

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