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Public Affairs

The Voice of Business Since 1911

Our Government and Legislative Affairs Committee is truly unique in that, once a month, representatives from our Beacon Hill and Capital Hill delegations can be found openly discussing issues, strategies and opinions across the table from Chamber members and local elected leaders.  Accordingly, Fall River area business people have unprecedented access to key members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and they enjoy regular and candid communication with important members of the business and civic community.

In recent years, this relationship has enabled the Fall River Chamber to be effective locally and in Boston on important business matters such as the Southcoast Rail, Ethics Reform and on opposition to increased taxes on shift businesses. The Legislative Affairs Committee played a major role in helping the state’s business community win an important concession, which gradually lowered the property tax shift factor each year for the several years.  This victory generated thousands of dollars in savings to all commercial property owners in the City of Fall River.

An increasingly important part of the Chamber’s work in government affairs involves issue and task oriented initiatives and partnerships.  Our Downtown/Waterfront Initiative, for instance, works with city government to help implement existing plans and develop new plans where necessary.  We are currently partnered with the City of Fall River to implement the Fall River Energy Enterprise (FREE) initiative.

As a regional leader in government affairs The Chamber educates the membership on critical Legislative issues. We also advocate in the best interests of our business members. The Chamber invites you to join us on one of these action-oriented advocacy teams. 

Please contact The Chamber for more information about  the Legislative Affairs Committee.

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Updated 10-22-2009

Letter to Governor Patrick regarding support for a Public Law School in the SouthCoast
 
 Public Law School in the SouthCoast


Legislative Action to Restore Workforce Training Funds
 is welcomed by the Chamber

Supplemental Budget request for full funding of the employer funded
Workforce Training Fund
(Press Release)

Supplemental Budget request for full funding of the employer funded
Workforce Training Fund
(Letter to the House)

Supplemental Budget request for full funding of the employer funded
Workforce Training Fund
(Letter to the Senate)

Support for full funding of the employee funded
Workforce Training Fund Letter

Chamber Says No to New Taxes before Reform

Joint Committee on Community Development and
Small Business Holds Field hearing at UMASS - Dartmouth

The Chamber Endorses and Supports FREE

 

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