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2025 Legislative Retreat in Alexandria

Seated crowd gathered for the Legislative Retreat, listening to a speaker's presentation.

The annual MOHR Legislative Conference will begin the morning of Thursday, September 4 and end midday on Friday, September 5, at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria, Minnesota.

MOHR 2025 Legislative Conference Agenda

Thursday, September 4

8:00 – 8:50 am: Continental Breakfast

8:50 – 9:00 am: Legislative Retreat Welcome
Robin Harkonen (ERDAC), Julie Johnson (MSS), Julie Zbaracki (Partnership Resources), MOHR Members

9:00 – 10:00 am: Current Federal Legislative Updates of Interest to MOHR Members
Sean Luechtefeld, ANCOR

10:00 – 10:45 am: Current MN Dept of Employment and Economic Development Initiatives
Meghan Hanson, MN DEED

10:45 – 11:45 am: Overview of State and Federal Trends Impacting Disability Services
David Dively, Minnesota Council on Disability

11:45 – 12:15 pm: Elevating Your Organization’s Grassroots Activities
Tami Reuter (MRCI), MOHR Member

12:15 – 1:15 pm: Lunch

Note: The end time for the 1:15 session and the start and end times for all subsequent sessions were adjusted from the original schedule.

1:15 – 2:45 pm: Current MN Department of Human Services Initiatives/Impact of Federal Legislation on Minnesota’s Medicaid Program
Heidi Hamilton, MN DHS

2:45 – 3:30 pm: Recap of 2025 Legislative Session & Preview of 2026
Kevin Goodno, Fredrikson & Byron

3:30 – 3:45 pm: Update on ARRM’s 2026 Legislative Agenda
Lori Schluttenhofer (Opportunity Partners), MOHR Member

3:45 – 4:45 pm: Small Group Work: MOHR GAC Areas of Focus Survey

Note: Members are encouraged to email ideas for the MOHR GAC survey to Julie Johnson and Anni Simons (jjohnson@mssmn.org & asimons@fredlaw.com) before 6 pm. Ideas will be added to the survey distributed on Friday morning.

Dinner is on your own Thursday evening. Optional recreational activities (including a golf scramble) and a hospitality room will be available. Details will be shared Thursday morning.

Friday, September 5

8:00 – 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast
8:10 – 8:30 am: MOHR Extended Employment Committee Meeting (Leader Elections)

8:30 – 9:15 am: Interactive Session: Guiding MOHR’s Government Affairs Committee Agenda
Julie Johnson (MSS), Mike Burke (Productive Alternatives), Robin Harkonen (East Range DAC), MOHR Members

9:15 – 9:30 am: Break

9:30 – 10:00 am: Status Updates from MOHR’s Transportation Subcommittee
Tim Schmutzer (PHASE-Industries) & Mike Greenbaum (Merrick), MOHR Members

10:00 – 11:00 am: MN Employment Law Changes Coming in 2026
Janet Dorr, Fredrikson & Byron

11:15 am: Close of Conference

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