The Week Ahead (Late Night Edition)

MBTPI staff are in New Orleans for much of this week at the annual Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) conference. This week's edition of the Week Ahead is very late because our travel was significantly delayed due to this mornings fog (and because the wifi at the airport didn't work). But we'll be back in Baltimore in time to cohost our conference call on the fiscal cliff (see Thursday, below).

Tuesday, December 11th

• Legislative Policy Committee holds their last meeting of the interim. 4pm in the Appropriations Committee Room (121), House Office Building, Annapolis.
• Capital Budget Subcommittee and the Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee (both of the House Appropriations Committee) go on a site visit to the Maryland State Archives and warehouses. 10am to 1pm, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis.
• House Ways and Means Committee holds briefings in preparation for the upcoming session. 10am to 5pm in room 130, House Office Building, Annapolis.
• Senate Finance Committee discusses energy issues and the Division of Labor and Industry and related laws and functions. 1pm in 3 East, Senate Office Building, Annapolis.
• Advisory Council for Alternative Response meets. 1pm in room 1044, Department of Human Resources, 311 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore.
• State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy continues to review and evaluate Maryland's sentencing guidelines and policies. 5-6:15pm in room 100, House Office Building, Annapolis.
• Maryland Community Health Resources Commission meets to discuss Health Enterprise Zone applicants. 2pm in room 230, House Office Building, Annapolis.

Wednesday, December 12th

• House Health and Government Operations Committee receives an update on Maryland's Health Benefit Exchange and state benchmark plan; an update by CareFirst; a briefing on Excelsior College's nursing program; and an update from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on generic drug reimbursement. 1pm in room 240, House Office Building, Annapolis, MD
• Special Joint Committee on Pensions meets. 2pm in room 120, House Office Building, Annapolis.
• Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund  meets. 1pm in room 250, House Office Building, Annapolis.

Thursday, December 13th

• Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds is briefed on small business financing opportunities in Maryland and state banks. 1pm in the William Amoss Hearing Room, 4th Floor, Senate Office Building, Annapolis.
• Spending Affordability Committee meets. 4pm in room 120, House Office Building, Annapolis.
• House Emergency Medical Services System Work Group receives an update by the Maryland State Police Aviation Command and a Department of Legislative Services presentation on the Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund. 1:30pm in room 318, House Office Building, Annapolis.
• Task Force to Study Maryland Insurance of Last-Resort Programs continues discussion comparing the four insurers of last resort programs. 1pm in room 231, House Office Building, Annapolis.
• Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness holds a board meeting. 10am to noon at Frito Lay, 800 Hickory Drive, Aberdeen.
• Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services meets. 2pm in room 240, House Office Building, Annapolis.
• MBTPI and Maryland Nonprofits host an informational conference call on the federal fiscal cliff at noon. Call 1-866-740-1260 and use passcode 7636737. 

Friday, December 14th

• Board of Social Work Examiners meets. 11am in room 109, Metro Building, 4201 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore.