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Chamber Asks Feds to Approve a 'Tennessee Plan' for Medicaid Expansion

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to U.S. Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking her to approve Gov. Haslam’s request to pursue a “Tennessee Plan” for Medicaid expansion. Under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the federal government will fund 100 percent of the cost of expanding Medicaid to ...

Agreement Reached to Preserve Metro

On March 8, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce alerted our members to a state legislative proposal that would unravel Metro government. As amended in a House subcommittee, HB1204/SB1285 would allow the smaller cities within Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County to expand and duplicate government services. We opposed this legislation, and many of our members communicated this opposition to state ...

Don't Miss the Chance to Connect with Legislators about Issues That Impact Your Business

As the Tennessee General Assembly works toward the end of this year’s session, several key issues that impact business will be up for final votes. We’ve included updates below and encourage our members to use Middle Tennessee Business Voice to make your voice count by connecting with your state representatives.
  • Impact-to-commerce analysis on new legislation: In many cases, legislation proposed ...

Legislative Proposal to Unravel Metro Government Is a Bad Idea

The fact that Davidson County has the lowest combined property tax rate among the state’s four largest cities is proof that Metro has delivered on its promise to make government more efficient. So why would legislators want to undermine this progress?

This week in the Tennessee Legislature, a bill passed out of the House Local Government Subcommittee that would undo ...

Governor’s State of the State: A Business Perspective

The Nashville Chamber policy team was represented tonight in the gallery of the Tennessee House chamber for Governor Bill Haslam’s annual State of the State Address. The speech, which included items the governor will include in his proposed 2013-2014 state budget, had a strong emphasis on higher education. Haslam noted that only 32 percent of Tennesseans had an associate’s degree ...

Business Advocacy in 2012 - Did Our Efforts Pay Off?

Over the past year, we’ve been working at the Chamber to more fully engage our members in business advocacy. Why? Because the more you become involved, the stronger our collective influence will be as we advocate for policies that lead to job creation and economic growth.

But, as many business leaders can attest, our efforts are only as good as ...

The Chamber Needs Your Feedback on Our Annual Policy Survey

To better understand policy issues that impact your business, we are asking for your involvement in our annual policy survey. Be on the lookout for an email on Wednesday, Oct. 10, that includes your password and a link to the 10-minute survey.

The collective results of the survey will help guide the Chamber’s 2013 legislative agenda, which will be adopted ...

Senator Corker Visits the Nashville Chamber

U.S. Senator Bob Corker spoke to a group of more than 100 business leaders at a Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon Wednesday, emphasizing the need for a quick end to federal gridlock, especially in regard to fiscal issues. Corker began his remarks by quoting the Declaration of Independence, saying it is the promise of a “pursuit of happiness” ...

Celebrating 50 Years of Metro Government

In 1963, Nashville became the first large U.S. city to adopt a consolidated city-county government. Nashville is now a national model for metropolitan areas, and remains one of the leading examples of full consolidation of city and county into one government.

Our history of shared governance has paved the way for our growth as a city, county and region. Nashville-Davidson ...

New Metro Budget Aligns With Chamber's Community Priorities

Last night, the Metro Council adopted a substitute budget that included a 53-cent property tax increase. The substitute budget, which was offered by Budget & Finance Committee Chair Sean McGuire, addresses many of the same priorities that the Chamber board supported in Mayor Dean's budget.

Every city has a process by which its annual budget is framed. When a tax ...
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