Don't miss the February Legislative Breakfast on 2/8/10

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Help us help our legislative leaders so we can all do what we need to for the Lamoille Region and Vermont!

All legislative breakfasts are from 8-9:30am

• Feb. 8 @ JSC, includes a continental breakfast
• Mar. 8 @ Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, includes a continental breakfast ($5 fee per person)
• April TBD

 Alerts

Senate Economic Development Committee Hearing on Unemployment
The Senate Economic Development Committee will hold a public hearing on the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund on Thursday, February 4 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at Contois Auditorium in Burlington. If you wish to testify on how changes to the Unemployment Fund would affect your business and your employees, please consider attending.  More information on this issue is available here.
 

Employer Day at the Statehouse
Please join us for Employer Day at the Statehouse on Friday, February 5 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. You’ll hear from Governor Douglas, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin and Speaker Shap Smith. This is an important opportunity to inform legislators about the issues important to your business. If you would like more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

Important Links

•  Cotact information for your legislators CLICK HERE
• Stowe Reporter is at the January Legislative Breakfast - Pain Likely in State Budget Crises (Jesse Roman) 
• Vermont Department of Labor: Why is Vermont's unemployment rate shrinking? Is it because Vermont is coming out of the recession and creating jobs? Read the commissioner's report HERE 
• Stowe Reporter Article (Jesse Roman) - Budget Turmoil is Top Issue, published on 12/30/09
• Stowe Reporter Opinion Column (John McClaughry) - Charting a Path Away From Insolvency, published on 12/30/09

Our board of directors and staff are working hard to bring the important issues to our members and will continue to do this throughout the session and into the summer as the new elections approach. Last fall we sent out a legislative survey to our members via email. The results of the survey can be found HERE. Also, check out the links at the bottom of this page for important links and news.

This survey helped us to draft our 2010 legislative priority list. Some of the items on this list are the same as 2009 because we feel our representatives can still affect change in these areas. With our help and support we believe our legislative representatives can continue to learn about what is important for our region and state and help us to make Lamoille County and Vermont a better business environment, a great place to live and raise our families, and a wonderful place to visit.

We hope you, as a member of this chamber of commerce, will join us at important events like the 2010 Legislative Breakfast Series and even in the State House when important issues arise. Because we want you to be aware of issues that arise that may affect your business, school, charity, etc, we will be posting updates on this page and also be sending out legislative updates via email.