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Upcoming financials will show we're headed over budget on LP News
for 2014.<br>
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The biggest reason is that the December 2013 issue shipped so late,
it's expenses ended up on the January 2014 financial results,
instead of 2013.<br>
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Each issue has been running about $8,500 although we only budgeted
about $8,000 per issue. We budgeted for 6 issues this year, but with
the December 2013 issue falling on this year, we'll hit 7 issues if
we get the December one out on time this year. These numbers are not
exact, but pretty close. <br>
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I recommend increasing the 2014 budget for LP News by $11,500.
That's $8,500 for the extra issue, plus 6x$500 for each issue.<br>
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Before anyone might send a motion for that, I thought you all could
discuss it amongst yourselves in case people are opposed or want to
do something else.<br>
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A few alternatives to consider:<br>
1. Increase the 2014 budget for LP News by $11,500<br>
2. Ship the December 2014 issue of LP News late so it shows up on
the 2015 budget.<br>
3. Don't send a December 2014 issue of LP News (we expect complete
election coverage in the issue).<br>
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Thanks,<br>
<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
<small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
<b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational<br>
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
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