Legislative leaders shared their views at Session Priorities: (from left) Senate Majority Leader David Senjem, House Speaker Kurt Zellers, moderator Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV, House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk. Involta broke ground in September for a $10.5 million data center in Duluth:(from left) Lonnie Bloomquist of Involta; Nancy Norr of Minnesota Power; Senator Roger Reinert; Involta CEO Bruce Lehrman; DEED Commissioner Mark Phillips; County Commissioner Steve O'Neil; David Ross of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Don Ness. Joe Swedberg (left), vice president of legislative affairs at Hormel Foods Corporation in Austin, visits with Dr. Zigang Dong, executive director of The Hormel Institute, during a tour by Leadership Minnesota. Bob Anderson (left), who recently retired from Boise Paper at International Falls, receives the Spirit of Minnesota Award from Jon Campbell, chair of the Minnesota Chamber Board. Current Minnesota Chamber board members Jan Kruchoski and Sanjay Kuba, and former member Russ Nelson, had a personal audience with Governor Mark Dayton at Session Priorities. Jay Timmons, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Manufacturers, addresses the Minnesota Manufacturers Summit.


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TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Minnesota demands a diverse and effective transportation system for timely and efficient movement of people and goods. We must ensure the greatest value for taxpayer investments. Because highway funds are constitutionally dedicated, the Legislature executes less oversight in terms of how the money is spent.

2012 Legislative Priority

Department of Transportation efficiencies
Support enactment of the findings of the Transportation Strategic Management Task Force to accomplish more efficient use of resources and service delivery redesign. Click here for the final report.

Transit planning
Support the development and implementation of a comprehensive, data-driven, statewide passenger – and freight – rail plan.

Innovative financing
Encourage private and municipal investment to leverage grant dollars as a tool to accelerate projects.

Action Alerts

Click here to send action alerts as these issues advance at the Legislature.
Click here for Legislative Updates.
Click here to track priority legislation being lobbied at the Capitol.

Chair: Geoff Bartsh, Medica
Staff: Kate Johansen, (651) 292-4682, kjohansen@mnchamber.com, Twitter @MCC_KJohansen

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