The Maryland Chamber’s Board of Directors approved the 2009 Business Agenda during its November meeting. The Business Agenda outlines the Chamber’s priorities for the coming year and guides the organization’s advocacy efforts.

“This Business Agenda is the end result of the hard work of active Maryland Chamber members who volunteer their time and expertise to serve on the Chamber’s public policy committees. We thank our member volunteers for their hard work,” said Maryland Chamber Chairman Betty Buck, President of Buck Distributing Co., Inc.

The current state of the economy presents extraordinary challenges for Maryland businesses. Therefore, to retain jobs in our state, the Maryland Chamber’s priorities for the 2009 Session are to:

• Seek a competitive tax structure;
• Promote affordable health insurance;
• Protect the economic vitality of the state’s transportation system;
• Limit unnecessary workplace regulation;
• Defend civil liability laws;
• Balance environmental law and regulation; and
• Support education funding.

View the complete agenda here.