Letter From Leadership Advocacy is a critical activity for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the 175,000 hardworking taxpayers that we represent. Every day, we work to improve the business climate of Northern Kentucky at the local, state and federal levels. This publication serves as our state legislative agenda and comes directly from our membership—small, medium and large businesses from across a wide spectrum of industries. The 2017 Kentucky Legislative Session was a historic one for the Northern Kentucky region and the entire NKY Chamber membership. Many long-standing NKY Chamber priorities were signed into law by Governor Matt Bevin, including the passage of performance based funding for post-secondary education, making Kentucky a Right to Work state and repealing Kentucky’s prevailing wage laws. With the passage of many of these major policy issues, the NKY Chamber Advocacy committees have dedicated countless hours toward developing and refining these recommended legislative policies since the end of the 2017 Session. Our legislative priority agenda addresses key issues that will accelerate business, create jobs, and continue to position Northern Kentucky as an economic driver that will benefit the entire Commonwealth. We ask that our legislators consider our positions when making policy decisions. The hard work, ingenuity and dedication of business leaders in Northern Kentucky have paved the way for economic prosperity. These policy recommendations for the 2018 General Assembly will continue to build healthy businesses, healthy communities and a healthy region. We look forward to working with you in advancing the Commonwealth and our region in 2018. Brent Cooper President & CEO NKY Chamber
Rhonda Whitaker Chamber Board Chair Duke Energy
Kristin Baldwin VP, Public Affairs & Communications, NKY Chamber kbaldwin@nkychamber.com c 502.370.5600 | @NKYCCAdvocacy
John Nienaber Vice Chair, Chamber Advocacy Heritage Bank
Where We Stand ‘18
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