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SUMMARY:2025 Legislative Update
DESCRIPTION:The annual Legislative Update highlights the current Minnesota legislative session and the issues that are impacting area businesses and organizations. Featuring insight from local legislators Senator Carla Nelson\, Representative Duane Quam\, Representative Tina Liebling\, and Representative Andy Smith\, this event connects Chamber members directly with the decision makers in St. Paul for information and discussion on the legislative session.\n\n\n\nA new feature of the 2025 Legislative Update is the "Covering the Capitol" panel\, which brings together journalists who cover the legislative session. This discussion will offer an inside look at the dynamics shaping policy decisions\, the challenges of covering state government\, and perspectives on bipartisan collaboration at the Capitol.\n\n \n\nAgenda (Subject to Change)\n\n\n\n11:00am: Registration\n\n11:30am: Welcome/Lunch Served\n\n11:35am: Legislative Panel Discussion\n\nModerator: Jon Olson\, Vice President of University Advancement\, Winona State University\n\n	Senator Carla Nelson\, District 24\, Minnesota Senate\n	Representative Duane Quam Minnesota House of Representatives\n	Representative Tina Liebling\, District 24B\, Minnesota House of Representatives\n	Representative Andy Smith\, District 25B\, Minnesota House of Representatives\n\n12:25pm: Covering the Capitol Panel\n\nModerator: Ryan Parsons\, President\, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce\n\n\n	Catharine Richert (click here for bio)\, Correspondent\, Rochester\, MPR News\n	Torey Van Oot (click here for bio)\, Twin Cities Correspondent\, Axios\n\n \n\nRegistration closes at end of day on Thursday\, April 3!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">The annual Legislative Update highlights the current Minnesota legislative session and the issues that are impacting area businesses and organizations.&nbsp\;<span style="background:white\;">Featuring insight from local legislators Senator Carla Nelson\, Representative Duane Quam\, Representative Tina Liebling\, and Representative Andy Smith\, this event connects Chamber members directly with the decision makers in St. Paul for information and discussion on the legislative session.</span><br />\n<br />\nA new feature of the 2025 Legislative Update is the &ldquo\;Covering the Capitol&rdquo\; panel\, which brings together journalists who cover the legislative session. This discussion will offer an inside look at the dynamics shaping policy decisions\, the challenges of covering state government\, and perspectives on bipartisan collaboration at the Capitol.<br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<u><strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Agenda</span></span></span></strong></u><strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">(Subject to Change)<br />\n<br />\n<strong>11:00am: Registration</strong><br />\n<strong>11:30am: Welcome/Lunch Served</strong><br />\n<strong>11:35am: Legislative Panel Discussion</strong><br />\n<em>Moderator: Jon Olson\, Vice President of University Advancement\, Winona State University</em></span></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:#333333\;line-height:normal\;"><em><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Senator Carla Nelson\, District 24\, Minnesota Senate</span></span></span></span></em></li>\n	<li style="color:#333333\;line-height:normal\;"><em><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Representative Duane Quam Minnesota House of Representatives</span></span></span></span></em></li>\n	<li style="color:#333333\;line-height:normal\;"><em><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Representative Tina Liebling\, District 24B\, Minnesota House of Representatives</span></span></span></span></em></li>\n	<li style="color:#333333\;line-height:normal\;"><em><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Representative Andy Smith\, District 25B\, Minnesota House of Representatives</span></span></span></span></em></li>\n</ul>\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">12:25pm: Covering the Capitol Panel</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><em>Moderator: Ryan Parsons\, President\, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce</em></span></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:#333333\;line-height:normal\;"><em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Catharine Richert (</span></span></span></em><em><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="https://www.mprnews.org/people/catharine-richert"><span style="color:black\;">click here for bio</span></a></span></span></em><em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">)\, Correspondent\, Rochester\, MPR News</span></span></span></em></li>\n	<li style="color:#333333\;line-height:normal\;"><em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Torey Van Oot&nbsp\;(<a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/tvanoot"><span style="color:black\;">click here for bio</span></a>)\, Twin Cities Correspondent\, Axios</span></span></span></em></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="color:#B22222\;"><strong><span style="background:white\;">Registration closes at end of day on Thursday\, April 3!</span></strong></span></span></span>
LOCATION:The Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area 10 E Center St. Rochester\, MN 55904
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URL:https://business.rochestermnchamber.com/events/details/2025-legislative-update-1515758
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