The second speech at the Rhode Island Statewide Coalition’s Winter Meeting came from the East Providence Taxpayers Association’s William Murphy, who focused on local-level movement building (stream entire speech):

• RISC Chairman Harry Staley’s introduction: stream, download
• Murphy’s opening remarks: stream, download
• We must focus on our effectiveness as citizens: stream, download
• Step 1 is to formulate our goals clearly: stream, download
• Step 2 is to “offer the average citizen opportunity to constructdively participate,” because “citizens have abandoned the public square”: stream, download
• The reform movement needs to strengthen local taxpayer groups — “we are learning in East Providence that shining the light on the process makes a difference”: stream, download
• Describing the situation in East Providence and suggesting that the solution lies elsewhere than on taxpayers’ backs, but that taxpayers must be more involved: stream, download
• Closing remarks: stream, download