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SUMMARY:Government Affairs Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Shaping Chamber Priorities for 2017 Session\n\nThe State revenues are down\, oil prices are slumping\, ag commodities are low\, yet are needs and growth remain strong.  As we head into the next legislative session\, which is only a year away\, we will need to prioritize are efforts and focus on some key items in order to have success with our legislative body.\n\n \n\nThis meeting will be the first step in the process of shaping what issues we want to investigate and what steps we feel we need to take to continue to move North Dakota in the right direction.  We have been developing a list of topics to review and are looking for your input.  We are only able to address the issues we are aware of\,  so we need you to let us know if there something that is a roadblock in how you do business\, this is you opportunity to be heard.\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n1:30 p.m.   Introductions\n\n                      Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n1:35 p.m.   Update on Interim Committees \n\n                      Brian Johnson\, GNDC\n\n1:45 p.m.   Guided Discussion on Priorities \n\n                      Jon Godfread\,  GNDC\n\no   State Budget\n\no   Taxation\n\no   Education\n\no   Infrastructure\n\no   Human Services\n\no   Workforce\n\n2:00 p.m.   Open Discussion   Your chance to raise you issues  \n\n                      Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n2:30 p.m.   Select Topic for Next Meeting | Adjourn\n\n\n    Next meeting  - February 11\, 2016 @ 1:30pm
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><strong><u>Shaping Chamber Priorities for 2017 Session</u></strong><br />\nThe State revenues are down\, oil prices are slumping\, ag commodities are low\, yet are needs and growth remain strong.&nbsp\; As we head into the next legislative session\, which is only a year away\, we will need to prioritize are efforts and focus on some key items in order to have success with our legislative body.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThis meeting will be the first step in the process of shaping what issues we want to investigate and what steps we feel we need to take to continue to move North Dakota in the right direction.&nbsp\; We have been developing a list of topics to review and are looking for your input.&nbsp\; We are only able to address the issues we are aware of\,&nbsp\; so we need you to let us know if there something that is a roadblock in how you do business\, this is you opportunity to be heard.<br />\n<br />\n<b>Agenda<o:p></o:p></b></p>\n\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><b>1:30 p.m. &ndash\; Introductions<o:p></o:p></b></p>\n\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%\; text-indent: -0.25in\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; mso-add-space: auto\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2\;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;">&middot\;<span style="line-height: normal\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: 7pt\; font-stretch: normal\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><!--[endif]-->Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC<o:p></o:p></p>\n\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><b>1:35 p.m. &ndash\; <a href="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2286/File/1-14-15InterimCommitteeUpdateforGovtAffairs.pdf">Update on Interim Committees </a><o:p></o:p></b></p>\n\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%\; 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font-size: 7pt\; font-stretch: normal\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><!--[endif]-->Workforce<o:p></o:p></p>\n\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><b>2:00 p.m. &ndash\; Open Discussion &ndash\; Your chance to raise you issues &nbsp\;<o:p></o:p></b></p>\n\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%\; text-indent: -0.25in\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; mso-add-space: auto\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2\;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;">&middot\;<span style="line-height: normal\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: 7pt\; font-stretch: normal\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><!--[endif]-->Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC<o:p></o:p></p>\n\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><b>2:30 p.m. &ndash\; Select Topic for Next Meeting | Adjourn<o:p></o:p></b></p>\n<br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Next meeting &nbsp\;- February 11\, 2016 @ 1:</strong><strong>30pm</strong></span></span>
LOCATION:GNDC Office 2000 Schafer Rd Bismarck\, ND 58502 -or- Go To Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/963263925 626.521.0016 Access Code: 963.263.925
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DTSTAMP:20260408T092236Z
URL:http://business.ndchamber.com/events/details/government-affairs-committee-meeting-01-14-2016-35
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