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News, Updates & Resources for the Region

2018 Capital Visits to Olympia, Boise, Juneau

1/31/2018

 

Olympia, WA | Jan 16-17

Delegation:
Sen. Arnie Roblan, OR, PNWER President
Bruce Agnew, Transportation Co-Chair
Laurie Trautman, WWU BPRI
Bryce Campbell, Consulate General of Canada, Seattle
Dan Kirschner, Northwest Gas Association
Matt Morrison, CEO, PNWER
Brandon Hardenbrook, COO, PNWER
Meetings:
Gov. Jay Inslee
Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib

Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler
House Majority Leader Rep. Pat Sullivan
House Minority Leader Rep. Dan Kristiansen
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Sen. Sharon Nelson
Rep. Jeff Morris
Rep. Judy Clibborn
Tribal Govt. Legislative Reception
Greater Spokane Inc. 
Brief Overview on Topics, including:
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- The Columbia River Treaty
- Cascadia Innovation Corridor
​- Carbon Tax

- Presentation on Invasive Species (PPT)
  • ​From 2015-2017, Congress appropriated a total of $9M to 4 PNW states.
  • PNWER requesting $6M to Army Corps for FY 2018
- Rural Economic Development & Healthcare Innovations
  • Highlighted areas of focus specific to Spokane, the location of the 2018 Annual Summit, and other inland regions.
- Disaster/Infrastructure Resilience
- Transportation

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NAFTA Negotiations Update: Round 6

1/26/2018

 
The NAFTA negotiations have moved into the sixth round in Montreal with some uncertainty regarding the path forward. Over the past two weeks, we had a chance to meet with some of our governors, legislative leaders, state departments of commerce and business stakeholders in Olympia, Boise and Juneau. One of the top issues discussed during our visits was NAFTA and the possible scenarios unfolding in the coming months. Some jurisdictions have proactively engaged stakeholders to get their input on the importance of NAFTA to share with the administration and our congressional delegation. Idaho recently hosted a small business forum with the SBA to better understand the benefits of NAFTA and to seek input on ways to improve it. We are continuing to encourage our regional business leaders to reach out to the administration and congress to provide input as we move forward. ​

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