Midwestern Women Legislators Gather to Discuss Cutting Edge Public Policy Issues

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Women In Government

Sep 17, 2013, 02:30 ET


Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) September 17, 2013 -- Women In Government will bring together women state legislators from across the nation for the 20th Annual Midwestern Regional Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 19-21, 2013 to address a variety of health and social issues affecting their constituents.

Legislators and experts will discuss policy surrounding diabetes, women’s health, energy, the environment, education, economic development, and more. For more information about the Midwestern Regional Conference, visit http://www.womeningovernment.org/Midwestern2013.

“The Midwestern Conference gives female state legislators an opportunity to discuss important health and environmental issues and create important policy solutions in their districts,” said Marjorie Maginn, President and Executive Director of Women In Government.

Speakers will include Lisa Nelson, Senior Director at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, who will discuss medical innovations, and Joe Nadglowski, President of the Obesity Action Coalition. Legislators will have an opportunity to interact and ask questions to learn how the information can be addressed in their districts.

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Women In Government Foundation, Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization of women state legislators that provides leadership opportunities, networking expert forums, and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues to all 1,788 women state legislators. For more information, visit http://www.womeningovernment.org.

Dyan Alexander, Women In Government, http://www.womeningovernment.org, +1 (202) 333-0825 242, [email protected]