Posts Tagged ‘advocacy’

Chamber encourages support for Council, School Board candidates In addition to the important issues to be decided on the April 2 ballot, numerous individual candidates also are seeking election or re-election to Springfield City Council or to the Springfield Public Schools Board of Education. Springfield City Council The Springfield Good Government Committee, a partnership between…

Discussing Chamber priorities with the local legislative delegation January 11 was, in the words of Chamber Board Chairman Jeff Childs, a “signature opportunity” for a conversation between state legislators and leaders of the Springfield business community. That was the day of the Chamber’s annual legislative luncheon, when members of the local legislative delegation visit the…

Preparing for the 2019 legislative session The upcoming year is shaping up to be a busy one in Jefferson City – and leadership from the Springfield area will be right in the thick of the action. Several members of the local delegation to the Missouri House of Representatives have been chosen to serve in leadership…

Two Missouri House Speakers visit the Chamber On November 28, two Speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives – one past, one present – visited the Chamber for the last installment of the 2018 Public Policy Speaker Series. Todd Richardson, speaker from 2015 through the end of the recent session, is now the Director of…

Prepare to hit the voting booth on November 6 On Election Day – Tuesday, November 6 – voters will decide on multiple important issues in Missouri. The Chamber has taken a stance on several of these ballot measures and we encourage you to learn about these topics before heading to the polls. One issue is Proposition…

Why the Chamber supports Proposition D The Chamber has long been a supporter of investment in our transportation infrastructure. Our roads and bridges are critical to helping us utilize our natural geographic advantage in the center of the nation. But we risk losing that advantage if we don’t act now. Thousands of bridges across Missouri…

Making the case for transportation funding through Proposition D When it comes to funding for Missouri’s transportation infrastructure, Mayor Ken McClure says our state is – no pun intended – “at a crossroads.” “The state is geographically located in the ideal spot in the middle of the nation, one day’s drive from either coast,” the…

Congressman Billy Long: Making connections and tackling issues Congressman Billy Long says one of his favorite – and most important – parts of his job as member of the U.S. House of Representatives is connections … whether it’s making connections with people or connecting people with the resources and answers they need. The congressman was…

Bringing a personal approach to state politics Holly Rehder is not afraid to tell people her story and how it has brought her to her current position – and she did just that when she visited the Chamber August 17 to speak with the Governmental Relations Committee. The state representative who just finished her third…