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GLI Priorities Awaiting Action After Snow Cuts Week 3 Short

The third week of the 2016 General Assembly was a short one with legislators taking a holiday on Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and cancelling session on Friday due to the threat of severe winter weather. Legislative activity is stirring in each chamber, though there are still…

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GLI Priorities Moving in Early Days of Session

The General Assembly completed the second week of the 2016 session and was off yesterday for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday with no legislative activity. Things continue to come to life in each chamber, though there are still several committees in each chamber that have yet to meet and…

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Kent Oyler: GLI backs ‘right to work’ to attract business

This op-ed first appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal Kentucky has a strong history of protecting workers’ right to organize. Yet over the past half-century the statutes that once protected the commonwealth’s labor force have devolved to protect just the small number of union leaders that perpetuate a broken system.  It is…

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GLI Legislative Update: January 11, 2016

The Kentucky General Assembly kicked off the 2016 regular session this week. Besides considering hundreds of legislative proposals, the legislature’s main duty this session is to pass a two year budget before they adjourn in mid-April. That may be no easy task given the political environment that currently exists in…

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GLI, Kentucky Chamber and Commerce Lexington hosting news conference in support of felony expungement legislation

To help address Kentucky’s qualified workforce shortage, the Kentucky Chamber, along with Commerce Lexington and Greater Louisville Inc.,  support legislation to provide work opportunities for individuals who are currently limited by a single past mistake. Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson, along with Commerce Lexington President and CEO Bob…

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Welcome to the New GLI Advocacy Site

With a new year comes a new look. As the voice for business in the Greater Louisville community, GLI strives to keep our members informed on the most important issues facing business in Louisville, Frankfort, Indianapolis, and Washington, DC. We hope that this revised, fully-adaptable format will bring a new…

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Possible Delay in DOL’s Proposed Overtime Regulation

In September, Greater Louisville Inc. authored a sign-on letter  that expressed our opposition to a proposed regulation concerning overtime compensation. More than 100 of you signed on, opposing the proposed change, which would increase the threshold by more than double and would allow businesses just one year to implement all changes…

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GLI Committee Co-Chair John Chilton Becomes State Budget Director

Governor-Elect Matt Bevin selected John Chilton to be State Budget Director on Tuesday, December 1st. Chilton is the current Business Competitiveness Committee Co-Chair for GLI.  In his tenure of leadership, he has worked to make Greater Louisville more attractive to business investment on a global scale. Following his appointment, Chilton…

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Pushing the Envelope: GLI 2016 Legislative Agenda

GLI released its 2016 Legislative Agenda, along with the organization’s long-term policy and bi-state initiatives at its Elected Officials Appreciation Dinner on Monday. “The 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly will be extremely important for the future of Commonwealth,” said Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Strategy. “GLI…

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GLI Congratulates Governor-elect Matt Bevin

GLI Congratulates Governor-elect Matt Bevin on his victory last night.  Leadership at GLI discussed a number of important policy issues with Governor-elect Bevin during the campaign and we know there are several major issues we can work with him on.  Kentucky faces real challenges, but real opportunities in issues like…

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