LEGISLATIVE OUTCOMES: OBSTACLES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS IN 2018 in PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF 2018 GLI TEAM KENT OYLER costs and imposed regulatory ADVOCACY PRESIDENT & CEO burdens on employers, and we stopped in their tracks g We knew from the outset that the 2018 bills that would have harmed session would be demanding. Begin with perceptions of Greater Louis- billions of dollars in unfunded pension WINS ville as a welcoming place to for the Greater Louisville SARAH DAVASHER-WISDOM liabilities, mounting health care and cor- visit, live, work, and do busi- business community Chief Operating Officer rections costs, and stagnant revenues. ness. 42 502.625.0073 Throw in a budget and a road plan to
[email protected] craft, leadership transitions, activated As with any legislative ses- unions, and looming elections, and it sion, there were missed opportunities,g despite all the wins. Important pri- did not take a policy genius to recognize orities for the business community were left unaddressed, such as compre- the serious challenges business faced in hensive tort reform, net metering modernization, criminal justice reform, Frankfort this spring. legislation to reduce smoking, expanded gaming, and changes to how we IRIS WILBUR fund and allocate resources for infrastructure. GLI looks forward to leading But despite all the dire predictions and slow start, by the end of the session, Director of Government Affairs & Public the charge on these issues in 2019. Policy hard work and perseverance paid off. Kentucky forged ahead and the Greater 502.625.0056 Louisville business community emerged from the chaos with key wins. GLI continued its advocacy efforts in Indianapolis and achieved a major win for regionalism by securing passage of legislation to authorize a study of the
[email protected] GLI achieved 42 of its 62 pro-growth objectives.