The State Chamber of Oklahoma released its 2015 legislative agenda Monday which addresses a wide range of areas from transportation and energy to health and workforce development.
“As the ‘Voice of Business at the State Capitol,’ the State Chamber is committed to supporting policies that improve the state’s economic outlook,” State Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Fred Morgan said in a press release. “That includes continuing or expanding economic development programs that have been proven to create jobs for thousands of Oklahomans.”
The agenda is divided into 12 issue areas: economic development and taxation/retail; workers’ compensation; lawsuit reform; judicial reform; human relations/labor law/unemployment compensation; health and wellness; aerospace and technology; energy and natural resources; military affairs; higher education and career tech; infrastructure and transportation; and the Oklahoma Education Workforce Initiative.
"Two of the most common concerns we hear from our members are finding employees with the skills needed for the jobs available and dealing with an ever-increasing regulatory burden," said Morgan. "Our Legislative Agenda tackles those issues and others that our members feel will make the state more competitive both nationally and worldwide."
The 2015 Legislative Agenda is posted online.
The State Chamber says their agenda was developed after visiting with local chambers of commerce and economic development officials and voted on by member committees and the State Chamber Board of Directors.
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