By Jacqueline Pitts, The Bottom Line
On Thursday, Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson presented state Sen. Joe Bowen of Owensboro with the Chamber MVP Award. Sen. Bowen was among a select group of legislators recognized for conspicuous actions supporting Kentucky’s business community during the 2016 Kentucky General Assembly.
“With so many important business issues in play during a legislative session, we feel it is important to highlight the efforts of those legislators who went out of their way to help ensure a positive business climate,” said Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson. “Sen. Joe Bowen is one of a select group of leaders who fought for a better business climate. Sen. Bowen was a true champion for transparency and reform in the pension system and sponsored Senate Bill 2, which would have shown light on the troubled state pension systems. In addition, Sen. Bowen voted to support our top legislative priority – public private partnerships. As a small token of our appreciation, we are presenting him with an engraved Louisville Slugger to thank him for going to bat for business.”
In addition to monitoring the progress of bills that directly relate to the strength of the commonwealth’s business community, the Chamber tracks how each legislator votes on these bills. The Chamber’s MVP award recipients displayed more than just a business-friendly voting record, but also went out of their way, and at times across party lines, to support or oppose an issue critical to the business climate in Kentucky.
For more state government news go to the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s The Bottom Line blog.
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