Economic Development

Policy and Research Committee Leadership 2021-22 Committee Roster Upcoming Committee Meetings and Events Past Committee Meetings and Events

The Midwestern Legislative Conference Economic Development Committee provides a forum for legislators to examine strategies for economic growth in individual states and the region as a whole. Legislators from the 11 member states of the MLC and four Canadian provinces serve on the committee.

The CSG Midwest staff liaison to the committee Laura Tomaka.

Policy and Research

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Agriculture and Natural Resources

MLC committees take on challenges in career and technical education Read More

Two toddlers playing while in child care.

Economic Development

More child care centers, at lower cost for families, coming to Saskatchewan Read More

Agriculture and Natural Resources

In Nebraska, new law allows meat consumers to own ‘herd shares,’ and producers to make direct sales Read More

Economic Development

States play central role in policies that can foster more-inclusive economic growth Read More

Economic Development

Hit hard by pandemic, many women, minority and non-degreed workers still face labor-market challenges Read More

Economic Development

The case for ‘ally shoring’: Legislators hear plan for rewiring supply chains to make them more resilient Read More

Committee Leadership

Senator Linda Holmes

Illinois, Co-Chair

Representative Robert Wittke

Wisconsin, Co-Chair

Representative Ethan Manning

Indiana, Vice Chair

2021-22 Committee Roster

The MLC Economic Development Committee is led by Co-Chairs Sen. Linda Holmes (Illinois) and Rep. Robert Wittke (Wisconsin) and Vice Chair Rep. Ethan Manning (Indiana).