Businesses leaders provide feedback on Minnesota Chamber legislative initiatives during a regional policy session in Bloomington. Gubernatorial candidates addressed priorities of the statewide business community at an August 17 debate at Grand View Lodge, Nisswa: (from left), Republican Tom Emmer, DFLer Mark Dayton, Independence Party candidate Tom Horner. Andrea Walsh (from left), chair-elect of the Minnesota Chamber Board, President David Olson and Board Chair Dave McMillan attend the Governors’ Summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The winning foursome from the 2010 golf tournament held in Duluth at Northland Country Club. From left to right: Rebecca Klett, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Tom Reinhart, Kwik Trip, Inc., Steve Lasky, Dairy Queen and Nate Mussell, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. Nearly 60 alumni from Leadership Minnesota toured the Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Red Wing. The program, exclusive to the Minnesota Chamber, provides an inside look at the state's changing economy and the issues that will shape its future. Andrea Walsh (from left), chair-elect of the Minnesota Chamber Board, President David Olson and Board Chair Dave McMillan attended the Governors’ Summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The event coincided with the release of the report, “Enterprising States,” which highlights successful state strategies for job creation and economic growth.

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TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Minnesota needs an infrastructure system that moves people and goods safely and efficiently. In addition, the state needs to plan carefully, invest wisely and implement useful recommendations to make transportation dollars go further. 

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and policy-makers should review the recommendations released in the spring of 2009 by the Strategic Management and Operations Advisory Task Force to explore policies that will lead to greater efficiencies and reduce costs. This analysis of operations was a requisite for the Minnesota Chamber’s support of the transportation package passed by the 2008 Legislature. The task force analyzed operations to determine whether private-sector practices can be applied to increase value.

2010 Legislative Priorities

We support the recommendations of the Strategic Management and Operations Advisory Task Force as a first step toward exploring greater efficiencies in the Minnesota Department of Transportation operations and projects.

We support a provision to allow individuals to pay for and receive an enhanced driver’s license to cross the Canadian and Mexican borders as an alternative to purchasing a Passport.

2009 Legislative Accomplishments

We defeated a proposed street utility fee that would have allowed cities to establish “utility districts” for infrastructure improvement projects, and would have allowed cities to expand the improvement project assessment area beyond the area where the work was being completed.

Chair: Doug Fulton, Cushman & Wakefield, Minnesota
Staff: Jeremy Estenson, (651) 292-4682, jestenson@mnchamber.com

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