July
10-13
76th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference
Thank you for attending the 76th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference. Led by Kansas Sen. Carolyn McGinn, 2022 chair of the MLC, the Kansas Legislature hosted hundreds of legislators from across the region.
Many of the presentations from this year’s meeting can be found below.
The next MLC Annual Meeting will be held July 9-12 in Detroit. Mark your calendars now! Registration for this meeting — the premier event for state and provincial from the Midwest — will open in early 2023.
Presentations from 2022 meeting in Kansas
July 10 | MLC Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee Meeting
July 10 | MLC Economic Development Committee Meeting
- “Innovation and Technology-Led Economic Development” | Trent Armbrust, Chief Strategy Officer, Kansas Department of Commerce »
- “Innovation and Technology-Led Economic Development” | Andy Schlapp, Director of Government Relations, Wichita State University »
July 10 | MLC Education Committee Meeting
- “High Impact Tutoring — with AmeriCorps” | Lindsay Dolce, Chief Advancement Officer, ServeMinnesota »
- “High Impact Tutoring to Accelerate Learning” | Wendy Wallace, Director of Engagement and Development, National Student Support Accelerator »
July 10 | MLC Health & Human Services Committee Meeting
July 10 | MLC Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting
- “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” | Emily Brock, Director of Federal Policy, Government Finance Officers Association »
- “Preparing for the Next Economic Downturn” | Airlie Loiaconi, Associate Manager of Fiscal Resilience, The Pew Charitable Trusts »
July 10 | MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee Meeting
July 11 | Keynote Session on The Factors Shaping the Midwest and Its Communities
July 11 | From the Ground Up: Strategies for Rural Community Leaders
- “Planning for Rural Midwestern Community and Economic Development” | Christopher Merrett, Director of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University »
- “Placemaking as an Economic Strategy” | Kara Harders, Community Vitality Field Specialist, South Dakota State University »
July 11 | Close to Home: Policies to Support Family Caregivers and Home- and Community-Based Care
July 11 | Postsecondary Access and Affordability: Policy Options for States
- “Understanding the Data to Inform Policy” | Sandy Baum, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Urban Institute »
July 12 | MLC Chair’s Initiative Session on Water
- Kansas Sen. Carolyn McGinn, 2022 Chair of the Midwestern Legislative Conference »
- Lucas Bessire, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, and Author of “Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains” »
- Kansas Rep. Ron Highland »
July 12 | MLC Session on the Future of Transportation in the Nation’s Heartland
- Julie Lorenz, Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation »
- Dan Bowerson, Senior Director of Energy and Environment, Alliance for Automotive Innovation »
July 12 | How the Supply Chain Crunch Is Affecting the Agriculture and Energy Sectors
July 12 | The Changing Economy and Fiscal Conditions of the States
- “Spring 2022 Update” | Shelby Kerns, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers »
- “U.S. and Regional Economic Outlook” | Chad Wilkerson, Vice President and Oklahoma City Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City »
July 12 | How Smaller Firms Engage in the Canada-U.S. Supply Chain
- “Perspective from Kansas” | April Chiang, International Project Manager, Kansas Department of Commerce »
- “The Canadian Small Business Perspective” | Corinne Pohlmann, Senior Vice President of National Affairs and Partnerships, Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses »