Monitoring Public Policy Intelligence

One of the many benefits of an ABI membership is the public policy arm of the organization. Throughout the year, and especially during the legislative session, ABI represents the interests of its membership. We spend a great deal of time working with membership to determine positions on key issues so that we can make sure policymakers are aware of how policy choices they make will affect employers in Iowa.

The Legislature is over a month into the 110-day 2025 session and your public policy team is advocating on the member-developed priorities of taxes, workforce and regulatory reform. As an ABI member, we want you engaged and provide several methods to do so. Members of ABI receive a weekly newsletter outlining progress on priorities and flagging legislation of interest – positively and negatively – that requires member action. Every-other Friday the public policy team hosts a virtual meeting updating in detail the advancement of session and key legislation. These two-way conversations contain valuable information and provide ABI staff with invaluable feedback. On March 12 of this year, ABI members can gather to get a report on the session directly from the leading policymakers. In 2024, we hosted the Governor and the top legislative leaders from both parties. We expect the same caliber of meeting again in 2025. Details to get involved are on the ABI Events tab of the ABI website at Events Calendar | Iowa Association of Business and Industry.

And finally, any member, at any time, can reach out to their public policy team with an inquiry, a request or questions. Reach JD Davis at jddavis@iowaabi.org and Brad Hartkopf at bhartkopf@iowaabi.org.

If you are a member, we encourage you to get the most out of your membership by becoming and remaining involved by making sure you are receiving our newsletters and participating in our virtual and in-person events. If you are not a member, please consider how joining the voice of Iowa business can bring value to your organization. ABI