The Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative held its fifth annual conference in Austin, TX on May 16-18, 2008. Twenty-two participants from 18 states attended, as well as two national organizations. This year's theme was "Winning Strategies for Tax Fairness during State Budget Crises" - appropriate given the 29 states facing a combined deficit for FY 2009 of $48 billion.
For the first time the conference was organized in full collaboration between UFE staff and the newly elected TFOC steering committee, comprised of five member organizations.
The Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative held its fifth annual conference in Austin, TX on May 16-18, 2008. Twenty-two participants from 18 states attended, as well as two national organizations. This year's theme was "Winning Strategies for Tax Fairness during State Budget Crises" - appropriate given the 29 states facing a combined deficit for FY 2009 of $48 billion.
For the first time the conference was organized in full collaboration between UFE staff and the newly elected TFOC steering committee, comprised of five member organizations.
The Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative held its fifth annual conference in Austin, TX on May 16-18, 2008. Twenty-two participants from 18 states attended, as well as two national organizations. This year's theme was "Winning Strategies for Tax Fairness during State Budget Crises" - appropriate given the 29 states facing a combined deficit for FY 2009 of $48 billion.
For the first time the conference was organized in full collaboration between UFE staff and the newly elected TFOC steering committee, comprised of five member organizations.