Economic Development and Infrastructure

In late 2024, The Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference established the bipartisan, interstate and binational Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee. The goal of this MLC committee is to foster the exchange of information and ideas on a wide range of issues, particularly those identified by its legislative officers and members. Legislators are appointed to the committee by legislative appointing authorities as well as leaders of the MLC.

Committee activities include policy research, committee-sponsored webinars for legislators and legislative staff, and in-person meetings. The committee’s co-chairs are Ohio Sen. Hearcel Craig and Nebraska Sen. Kathleen Kauth.

The committee will meet for the first time in conjunction with the MLC Annual Meeting, which is being held July 27-30, 2025, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Committee agenda and sessions for Saskatoon

 

Committee Officers

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Sen. Hearcel Craig
Ohio, Co-Chair
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Sen. Kathleen Kauth
Nebraska, Co-Chair