Bill McMorris, staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. He joins the Beacon from the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, where he was managing editor of Old Dominion Watchdog. He was a 2010 Robert Novak Fellow with the Phillips Foundation, where he studied state pension shortfalls. His work has been featured on CNN, Fox News, The Economist, Colbert Report, and numerous print publications and radio stations.
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Peter Murphy, Vice President of the Invest in Education Foundation He previously served as Policy and Communications Director at the New York Charter Schools Association, Mr. Murphy previously served in the Office of New York Governor George Pataki, where he helped to develop the New York Charter Schools Act and the School Tax Relief (STAR) program, among other policy initiatives. He also previously held positions at the New York State Division of the Budget, the state Senate Finance Committee and the Empire Foundation for Policy Research.
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