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New Polling in Tennessee Shows Public Support for Immigration Reform

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy

Polling in 39 states, including Tennessee, shows broad public support for comprehensive immigration reform this year. Released by the Partnership for a New American Economy, the poll shows 67 percent of voters across these 39 states supported the immigration reform legislation being debated in the U.S. Senate (S. 744). The Tennessee results were announced by this afternoon at a press ...

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Tags: Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber immigration reform

State Legislature Adjourns - Highlights of 2013 Session

Friday, April 19, 2013

Posted by: Adam Lister - Policy

On Friday, April 19, the Tennessee State Legislature completed their business and adjourned the first session of the 108th General Assembly. Advocating for a state legislative agenda developed in January based on feedback from our members, the Chamber worked to keep Tennessee, especially the Middle Tennessee region, one of the country’s friendliest and freest places for business.

Chamber staff engaged ...

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Tags: legislative agenda state government Tennessee General Assembly policy

Metro Council Adopts Downtown Signage Code

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

For the past 18 months, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has coordinated a shared public/private effort to amend the Nashville Downtown Code (DTC) by amending the regulations for signage within the downtown area covered under the DTC. Shawn Henry with Tune, Entrekin & White, representing the Chamber, joined Tom Turner with the Nashville Downtown Partnership to co-chair a task ...

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Medicaid Expansion Makes Business Sense for Tennessee

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy

After researching the issue for more than a month, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce took the step of becoming the first chamber in our state to endorse the expansion of Medicaid in Tennessee in early February. Our analysis looked at the pros and cons of expansion through a business perspective. We found that:

Medicaid expansion would avert a scenario ...

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Evaluating the Business Impact of Proposed Legislation

Monday, February 25, 2013

Posted by: Adam Lister - Policy

Tomorrow, members of the Senate State and Local Government Committee will gather in a Legislative Plaza committee room to discuss a proposal that fundamentally changes how the impact of proposed legislation is developed. Currently, each of the more than 1,700 bills and resolutions filed in 2013 will be evaluated for their impact to the state; however, no consideration is given ...

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Workers' Compensation Reform: What You Need to Know

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Posted by: Adam Lister - Policy

In 2011, Governor Haslam traveled around Tennessee to get a sense of the top issues faced by business. Employers across the state overwhelmingly cited workers’ compensation as a program in need of urgent attention and reform. To gain a better understanding of how workers’ compensation affects businesses and their employees, the governor called for a comprehensive study to identify possible ...

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Tags: workers' compensation Workforce Development Tennessee Department of Labor & workers' compensation reform Middle Tennessee Business Voice Tennessee House legislative issues Governor Haslam

Contact Your Legislators About Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy

There’s no question that the U.S. immigration system is broken. Our current system is not serving the interests of our economy, businesses or our society. In the absence of federal leadership on this issue, state and local policymakers have proposed laws to solve the problem. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce believes Congress must act on a comprehensive approach toward ...

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Chamber Releases 2013 State Legislative Agenda

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Posted by: Stephanie Coleman - Policy

One of the Nashville Area Chamber’s primary roles is to ensure that your business needs are a top consideration when policy decisions are made. Today, we released our 2013 state legislative agenda, which includes policy priorities in the following areas:

An environment where business can prosper;
Talent development of the region’s workforce;
Quality of life that attracts and retains residents ...

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Tags: legislative agenda workers' compensation K-12 education Medicaid job creation Middle Tennessee Business Voice prosperity regionalism member survey immigration reform legislative issues talent development quality of life mass transit

Video Now Available From 'Affordable Care Act: Impact on Business' Event

Friday, November 09, 2012

Posted by: Stephanie Coleman - Policy

As the dust settles from Election Day, the policy implications for business are becoming a bit clearer. One issue that has been on many business owners' minds is the impact of federal health care reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In early October, the Nashville Area Chamber and National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) hosted a panel ...

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Tags: health care reform National Federation of Independent Businesses Affordable Care Act health care

Regional Partnership Strengthens Business Voice

Thursday, November 01, 2012

Posted by: Stephanie Coleman - Policy

We are excited to announce a new advocacy partnership with the Rutherford County Chamber that will leverage the resources of both organizations and give you – our members – a stronger voice in policy issues that impact your business.

Last year, we developed a policy process to better engage our members in business advocacy. Now, Rutherford County Chamber members are ...

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