By Jacqueline Pitts, The Bottom Line
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce leaders will be traveling around the state to present the 2017 Legislative Agenda, containing the top priorities of the business community. The tour of briefings will feature discussion about the biggest issues facing the legislature in 2017 and how they fit into the Chamber’s Four Pillars for Prosperity report.
Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson kicked off the legislative preview tour in Elizabethtown and Russell Springs in October and will continue the tour through January.
The statewide briefing tour is aimed at familiarizing members of local chambers of commerce with the priorities of the Kentucky Chamber. Issues the Chamber will place significant emphasis on include:
• Pension transparency
• Tax reform
• Right to Work
• Repealing prevailing wage
• Protecting Kentucky’s academic standards
• Enabling charter schools
• Workforce investment transparency
• Creating medical review panels
• Enabling smoke-free workplaces
• Increasing the cigarette tax
• Reforming the criminal justice system
• Protecting low cost energy
• The remaining 2017 legislative briefing events are as follows:
Bowling Green – Wed., Nov. 16 (Closed Session)
7:00a CST Breakfast; Meeting Begins 7:30a CST
Bowling Green Area Chamber President’s Club Partners Breakfast
Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SkyPAC)
601 College St., Bowling Green, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Bowling Green Area Chamber: 270-781-3200
Lexington – Wed., Nov. 30*
8:30a EST
Commerce Lexington Regional Breakfast
Kentucky Horse Park
4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Commerce Lexington Inc.: 859-254-4447
Owensboro – Thurs., Dec. 1*
7:30a (CST)
Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Rooster Booster Breakfast
Owensboro Convention Center
501 W. 2nd St., Owensboro, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Greater Owensboro Chamber: 270-926-7860
Bardstown – Thurs., Dec. 1 (Closed Session)
12:00p EST
Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber Luncheon Honoring Elected Officials
Old Kentucky Home Country Club
529 E. Stephen Foster Ave., Bardstown, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber: 502-348-9545
Murray – Fri., Dec. 2 (Closed Session)
7:15a CST
Murray-Calloway County Chamber Breakfast
CFSB Center – Murray Room
1401 Ky-121, Murray, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Murray-Calloway Chamber of Commerce: 859-753-5171
Paducah – Fri., Dec. 2 (Closed Session)
11:30a CST
Paducah Area Chamber Holiday Board & Past Chairs Luncheon
Country Club of Paducah
6500 Turnberry Dr., Paducah, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce: 270-443-1746
Madisonville – Mon., Dec. 5*
12:00p CST
Hopkins County Regional Chamber Luncheon
Details Pending
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Hopkins County Regional Chamber: 270-821-3435
Hopkinsville – Tues., Dec. 6*
7:30a CST
Christian County Chamber Eye Opener Breakfast
James E. Bruce Convention Center
303 Conference Center Dr., Hopkinsville, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Christian County Chamber: 270-885-9096
Henderson – Tues., Dec. 6 (Closed Session)
11:30a Lunch; Meeting Begins 12:00p CST
Kyndle Luncheon
Henderson Fine Arts Center
2660 S. Green St., Henderson, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Kyndle: 270-826-7505
Ashland – Wed., Dec. 7*
12:00p EST
Ashland Alliance Luncheon
Bellefonte Country Club
208 Country Club Dr., Ashland, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Ashland Alliance: 606-324-5111
Pikeville – Thurs., Dec. 8 (Closed Session)
11:30a EST
Southeast Kentucky Chamber Luncheon
Hilton Garden Inn
849 Hambley Blvd., Pikeville, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: 606-432-5504
Louisville – Mon., Dec. 12 (Closed Session)
1:00p EST
Greater Louisville Inc. Policy Committee
614 West Main St., Ste. 6000, Louisville, Ky.
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber Vice President, Public Affairs Ashli Watts
Greater Louisville Inc.: 502-625-0208
Northern KY – Wed., Dec.14 (Closed Session)
Details Pending
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: 859-578-8800
Louisville – Thurs., Dec. 15*
Details Pending
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: 502-848-8741
Mount Vernon- Thurs., Dec. 22
Rockcastle County Chamber Luncheon
Speaker- Kentucky Chamber Public Affairs Manager Travis Burton
Rockcastle County Chamber of Commerce: 606.256.0070
Campbellsville – Thurs., Jan. 12*
Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber Luncheon
Details Pending
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber Vice President, Public Affairs Ashli Watts
Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce: 270-465-8601
Brandenburg – Thurs., Jan. 19*
Meade County Area Chamber Luncheon
Details Pending
Speaker: Kentucky Chamber President/CEO Dave Adkisson
Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce: 270-422-3626
* Please contact the local chamber for information or to register.
For more state government news go to the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s The Bottom Line blog.
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