Midwest Policy Summit
June 21 – 22, 2018
West Des Moines, Iowa
Our Mission
President George Washington in his Inaugural Address of 1789 stated that “the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps, as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” The Founding Fathers entrusted us to defend and preserve the principles of the American Founding.
It is out of this purpose to protect the “sacred fire of liberty” that the Midwest Policy Summit seeks to foster discussion between public policy organizations that work to advance and implement the principles of the American Founding. Our goal is to share ideas, build relationships, and work to better share the principles and policies that create opportunity and promote liberty among our respective states.
Summit Agenda
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Midwest Policy Summit Dinner at:
NOAH’S Event Venue, 1805 90th Street, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
| TIME | DESCRIPTION |
| 5:30 PM | Social Hour |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner & Welcome: Chris Ingstad, TEF Program: What Was Really the Matter with the Kansas Tax Plan: The Undoing of a Good Idea: Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute |
Friday, June 22, 2018
Midwest Policy Conference continues at:
Chambers Room, Sheraton Hotel, 1800 50th Street, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
| TIME | DESCRIPTION |
| 7:30 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome and Introductions: Chris Ingstad, TEF |
| 8:30 AM | State Budget and Spending Reform: Bob Williams, ALEC |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM | State Tax Policy: Jonathan Williams, ALEC |
| 11:45 AM | Break |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (working lunch) State Budget and Tax Policy Discussions |
| 1:00 PM | Break |
| 1:15 PM | “What priorities are you working on?” Brainstorming session |
| 2:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 2:45 PM | How to better share our policies and principles with the grassroots, policymakers, and the media: John Nothdurft, The Heartland Institute |
| 4:00 PM | Closing comments: John Hendrickson, TEF |
For more information email John Hendrickson at jhendrickson@taxrelief.org.