BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201217T173000Z DTEND:20201217T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Kentucky Chamber Legislative Update with Ashli Watts and Congressman James Comer DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL EVENT\n\n\n\nKentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts and Congressman James Comer will meet with the Henderson Chamber to discuss issues important to the business community including the 2021 legislative session\, recovering from the coronavirus pandemic\, election results\, and Kentucky Chamber initiatives.\n\n\n\nWatts will present on the top issues for the Kentucky Chamber during the 2021 session\, which are included in the Kentucky Chamber's 2021 Legislative Agenda.\n\n\n\nThe business community's top priorities for the 2021 legislative session include:\n\n\n\n Invest in Infrastructure\n\n Continue Pro-Growth Tax Reform\n\n Support Substance Use Disorder Recovery Efforts\n\n Reform Criminal Justice System\n\n Enact COVID-19 Liability Protections\n\n Modernize Unemployment Insurance\n\n Invest in Education\n\n Focus on Childcare\n\n Support for Signature Industries\n\n \nHenderson Chamber 2021 to priorities include:\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Business and Economic Recovery\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Unemployment Insurance\n \n \n Funding of Unemployment insurance (not just funding\, but system infrastructure)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legal Liability\n \n \n Support of protection of employers from legal liability from covid cases in the workplace\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Infrastructure\n \n \n I-69 support and funding\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gas tax support to assist with funding options / user tax\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Broadband support(immediate need for remote learners\, future need of fiber)\n\n this area of state is underserved in relation to other areas of the state with data\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Education and Workforce Development\n \n \n Child care providers there are not enough\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Impact due to kids learning at home long term with children falling behind at grade level\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis virtual meeting is part of the Kentucky Chamber's 2021 legislative preview tour aimed at meeting with local chambers of commerce and their members and discussing issues important to Kentucky's business community.\n\n\n\nBelow is the registration link for the Henderson Legislative Presentation:\n\n \n\nRegister in advance for this webinar:\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h65PNk0BSLWBhXAg_DKoXA\n\n \n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.\n\n \n\nSponsor: Field and Main Bank\n\nSpeakers: Ashli Watts\, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President\n\n United States Congressman James Comer\n\n Eric Gardner\, Chamber Government Affairs Committee X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:VIRTUAL EVENT
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\nKentucky Chamber President and CEO Ashli Watts and Congressman James Comer will meet with the Henderson Chamber to discuss issues important to the business community including the 2021 legislative session\, recovering from the coronavirus pandemic\, election results\, and Kentucky Chamber initiatives.
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\nWatts will present on the top issues for the Kentucky Chamber during the 2021 session\, which are included in the Kentucky Chamber&rsquo\;s 2021 Legislative Agenda.
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\nThe business community&rsquo\;s top priorities for the 2021 legislative session include:
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\n&bull\; Invest in Infrastructure
\n&bull\; Continue Pro-Growth Tax Reform
\n&bull\; Support Substance Use Disorder Recovery Efforts
\n&bull\; Reform Criminal Justice System
\n&bull\; Enact COVID-19 Liability Protections
\n&bull\; Modernize Unemployment Insurance
\n&bull\; Invest in Education
\n&bull\; Focus on Childcare
\n&bull\; Support for Signature Industries
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Henderson Chamber 2021 to priorities include:

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Business and Economic Recovery
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Unemployment Insurance
Funding of Unemployment insurance (not just funding\, but system infrastructure)							\;	\;	\;
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Legal Liability
Support of protection of employers from legal liability from covid cases in the workplace							\;	\;	\;
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Infrastructure
I-69 support and funding		\;	\;	\;	\;	\;	\;	\;	\;
Gas tax support to assist with funding options / user tax					\;	\;	\;	\;	\;
Broadband support(immediate need for remote learners\, future need of fiber) \n this area of state is underserved in relation to other areas of the state with data								\;	\;
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Education and Workforce Development
Child care providers there are not enough			\;	\;	\;	\;	\;	\;	\;
Impact due to kids learning at home long term with children falling behind at grade level							\;	\;	\;

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\nThis virtual meeting is part of the Kentucky Chamber&rsquo\;s 2021 legislative preview tour aimed at meeting with local chambers of commerce and their members and discussing issues important to Kentucky&rsquo\;s business community.
\n
\nBelow is the registration link for the Henderson Legislative Presentation:
\n \;
\nRegister in advance for this webinar:
\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h65PNk0BSLWBhXAg_DKoXA
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\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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\nSponsor: \; Field and Main Bank
\nSpeakers: \; Ashli Watts\, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; United States Congressman James Comer
\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Eric Gardner\, Chamber Government Affairs Committee LOCATION:Virtual UID:e.1514.572747 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260425T075707Z URL:https://business.hendersonkychamber.com/events/details/kentucky-chamber-legislative-update-with-ashli-watts-and-congressman-james-comer-572747 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR