DURHAM, N.C. – On Nov. 12, State Representatives Paul Luebke and Mickey Michaux and State Senator Robert Atwater will visit Durham Technical Community College for a panel discussion about how the state budget is developed and the challenges faced in the 2009 legislative session.

The legislators will discuss the difficulties of plunging revenues during the recession and the compromises that were made to develop a balanced budget. The legislators will also speak about the role of advocacy groups in the process.

The event is sponsored by Durham Tech and the League of Women Voters of the Orange-Durham-Chatham Unit. The event will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center from 3 to 4:30 p.m. A reception after the discussion will offer those attending an opportunity to meet the legislators.