The Regional Chamber presents its business agenda for 2009-2010. Our roadmap to economic vitality emphasizes educational achievement; local government and school reform; partnerships with regional, state and multi-state groups to promote economic development and urban revitalization; and continuing efforts to make Ohio a business-friendly state through lower taxes and fewer regulations.
For more information on these or other issues, please contact the Governmental Affairs staff of the Regional Chamber at (330) 744-2131, extension 15 or 31.
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Resource Name | Description |
| Education |
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Consolidation of School District Administration: Now is the time—with a state budget crisis of enormous proportions—for the state to adopt the Chamber’s proposal that central administrative units
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| Government Reform and Efficiencies |
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Incentives for Collaboration: Layers and layers of local government in the Mahoning Valley and Ohio continue to be impediments to economic growth because of the inherent higher taxes that are crea
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| Restoring Prosperity to Northeast Ohio through Tech Belt, Great Lakes Region and Urban Revitalization Initiatives |
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Tech Belt: The Chamber is part of a movement in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania that recognizes the full economic potential of the Cleveland-Youngstown-Pittsburgh technology corridor, know
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| Transportation and Infrastructure |
- The Chamber supports a national effort to rebuild America’s infrastructure and, in so doing, makes this issue a high priority. Our roadways—especially our interstate highway system—bridges and airport
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| Government Regulations |
- In general, we continue to oppose burdensome government regulations that are not justified on a cost/benefit basis. We support reasonable updates to statutes and regulations that affect business organ
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| Taxes |
- The State of Ohio is the seventh-highest taxed state in the U.S. It is essential for job growth that taxes across the state be reduced. In particular, the Chamber supports a reduction in property taxe
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| Workforce Issues |
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Mandated Workplace Benefits: We continue to oppose efforts on the state and federal level to mandate that all employers give workers 12 weeks of family leave. The Chamber also opposes efforts to m
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| Fair and Balanced Civil Justice System in Ohio |
- The Chamber supports public policies that discourage frivolous lawsuits and help ensure a fair and balanced civil justice system. We monitor and appropriately respond to legal actions brought by the O
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| Finacial Services Oversight |
- In the coming months, Congress will be looking at reforms of the financial services sector to deal with weaknesses in our economic system that resulted in an extreme economic crisis in the U.S. Any ba
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| Health Care Services |
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The Regional Chamber supports efforts by the Senior Rights Advocacy Group of Northeast Ohio, an association of 24 long-term care facilities in the Mahoning Valley, to have the state of Ohio and th
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