Secretary Bump To Hold Patrick-Murray Administration Community Forum On Choices & Priorities In Wareham

BOSTON – May 19^th, 2009 – On Thursday, May 21^st, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Suzanne Bump will moderate a community forum on choices and priorities facing Massachusetts in the current economic climate. Governor Patrick recently launched this statewide series of public meetings to give people an opportunity to discuss the difficult budget decisions, reform proposals and revenue packages being debated on Beacon Hill.

"As a steep decline in revenue continues to force painful budget choices, now is the time for public officials to engage with the public we serve - to ask them what kind of government they want and how best to pay for it," said Governor Patrick. "These forums will help us accomplish that critical goal, and bring the reform people want back to Beacon Hill."

WHO: Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Suzanne Bump

WHAT: Community Forum on Choices and Priorities

WHEN: Thursday, May 21^st 6:00pm

WHERE: Wareham Career Center
48 Marion Rd. Wareham, MA.

Building on his commitment to civic engagement and governing for the long-term, Governor Patrick, the Lieutenant Governor and senior administration officials will host 36 "Community Forums on Choices and Priorities" between now and the end of May. Dates, times, locations and administration hosts for other forums can be found at www.mass.gov/governor/forum. Summaries of the forums, along with videos and questions, will be posted here as well. To attend a forum or find more information, visit the website or call the Governor's Office at 617-725-4005.