The Michigan Chamber of Commerce will announce its legislative priorities for the 2005-2006 legislative session at a media briefing to be held on February 3, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. at the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 600 S. Walnut St., Lansing.

More than 475 job providers were directly involved in establishing the Chamber's 2005-2006 legislative priorities which address 10 issue areas: education quality; energy; environmental quality; health care; human resources; lawsuit abuse; school restructuring; taxes; technology & telecommunications; and transportation.

The Michigan Chamber's legislative priorities are not intended to be a catalog of the Chamber's position on every important issue that might come up over the next two years. Rather, they are intended to communicate to businesspeople, the news media, the legislature and administration what state government's top priorities should be to encourage job creation and economic growth.

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is a statewide business organization which represents approximately 6,500 employers, trade associations, and local chambers of commerce. The Michigan Chamber was established in 1959 to be an advocate for Michigan's job providers in the legislative, political and legal process.

CONTACT: Rich Studley of Michigan Chamber of Commerce, +1-517-371-2100.

PRNewswire -- Feb. 1

SOURCE: Michigan Chamber of Commerce

Web site: http://www.michamber.com/