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ject of a symposium Nov. 13 at the Richmond Centre. The governor has invited about 900 elected and appointed officials, including Virginia’s congressional delegation, the General Assembly, the governor’s cabinet, state agency heads, presidents of colleges and universities, chairs of many state boards and commissions and chief local elected and appointed officiate. Representatives of the New York-based rating firms, including Standard and Poor’s, have also been invited.
Wilder said, “The symposium is an outgrowth of the urban town meetings that Sen. (John) Warner (R-Va.) and I held last spring. It was clear to me at that time that local elected officials need more information on where Virginia is headed, economically and financially. The same applies to our state agency officials.”
Wilder said state government officials need to have a clear sense of the short- and long-term fiscal outlook as they begin to plan for the 1994-96 budget. “It is my hope,” said the governor, “that the symposium will facilitate an ongoing, productive dialogue among all levels of government as we address the challenges of the 1990a.”
The symposium agenda includes introductory remarks by the governor, followed by presentations on the national economic outlook and the federal budget outlook.
In announcing the agenda, Wilder observed, “I am delighted that among our distinquished speak
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