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OUR
MISSION IS TO MOVE PENNSYLVANIA
FORWARD
Rob
Fulton
President
PCCE
The
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce Executives (PCCE)
is the professional development organization for
chambers of commerce's throughout the Commonwealth
and is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. PCCE
represents some 145 local chambers in nearly every
county that collectively represent some 120,000
businesses throughout Pennsylvania.
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COALITION
120 - LOCAL CHAMBERS ROLLING UP THEIR
SLEEVES!
A
Message from David Donlin, Coalition 120
Chair
Just
about a year ago, PCCE activated a group of senior
advisors made up of chamber professionals who have
been through the PCCE Chairs and the chamber wars.
This group of experienced people had a profound
impact on the Pennsylvania chamber movement. The
senior advisors agreed that PCCE needed to get
involved in effectively representing the local
chamber viewpoint with Pennsylvania state
government, both the executive and the legislative
branches. I was asked to chair this initiative, and
with a dedicated group of chamber professionals, we
have spent the last year talking, coordinating and
refining a plan that will become known as Coalition
120. (More)
U.S.
MILITARY AND SMALL BUSINESS LEAD AMERICA, POLL
SAYS
R.
J. Philbin
Contributing Editor
PCCE Newsletter
It's
no surprise America's military continues to be the
most admired institution in public opinion, but
what is surprising is the strong perception of
small business leadership in this year's survey.
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COMMUNICATIONS
ESSENTIAL TO GRASSROOTS
SUCCESS
Karen
Gross
VP Public Relations
Hershey Philbin Associates
Coalition
120 is proud to disseminate our first electronic
newsletter. Each week, we will develop content that
keeps you abreast of pertinent movements and
developments in the House and Senate that can and
will impact community businesses across the
Commonwealth. The newsletter will also keep you
informed of initiatives and programs underway
through Coalition 120 as well as membership
benefits. We understand valuable weekly information
is what you want and need. We will keep you quickly
informed, and if anything urgent breaks, you will
receive an interim electronic update.
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FROM
THE HOUSE...
Speaker
Perzel commented about PCCE Coalition 120 this
week:
"PCCE's
'Coalition 120' is exactly the kind of grassroots
input I welcome to each Speaker's Forum. It's
important that I hear directly from the tens of
thousands of small and medium community-based
businesses across Pennsylvania. And it's important
that they hear from me and their local
representatives about how we can work together to
build both a stronger community business program,
and the community revitalization we need in
Pennsylvania." (More)
FROM
THE SENATE...
Taxes
were on the Pennsylvania Senate calendar this week,
with local taxation grabbing most of the attention.
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DON'T
FORGET TO RESPOND TO OUR
SURVEY!
In
order to gather information from local chambers to
determine the issues that have the greatest impact
on your region and your members, we have requested
that you complete our electronic survey. You should
have received it earlier this week, but if you
didn't, please click on the link below. We need to
hear from you. Let your voice be heard. Please
complete the survey at your earliest convenience by
clicking on the link below:
www.hersheyphilbin.com/pcce/survey
TALKING
POINTS
From
Linda Rhinehart
VP Government Relations
Hershey Philbin Associates
Special
Session HB 39, Conference Committee Report
May 2, 2006
The
Conference Committee Report on Special Session
House Bill 39 attempts to provide property tax
relief by:
- expanding
the Property Tax/Rent Rebate
Program.
- using
gaming revenue to fund homestead exemptions for
PA homeowners.
- requiring
a referendum in each school district to
authorize an increased Earned Income Tax or
Personal Income Tax to fund further property tax
relief.
- requiring
a backend referendum of all school districts
seeking to increase property taxes beyond an
inflationary index. (More)
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