In lieu of our regular Governmental Affairs committee meeting this month, we welcomed former State Representative and former US Congressman Tom Feeney as our guest speaker. Tom Feeney is currently the president of Associated Industries of Florida. He took this opportunity to talk about his membership and how this organization was a leading force in… [Continue Reading]
John Walsh, CEO of Canaveral Port Authority was our May luncheon speaker. One of the most current issues he discussed at that event was the expansion of rail needed as part of the commercial expansion of the port. There are several options being considered and those options were part of the discussion at our most… [Continue Reading]
Citizens for Space Exploration is a grassroots space advocacy group. Each year a trip is organized giving attendees an opportunity to meet with members of Congress to share with them the importance of human space exploration and a fully funded NASA budget. This is a self-funded trip scheduled for May 19th through May 22nd. If… [Continue Reading]
At the most recent Governmental Affairs Committee, had an extended discussion about the Healthy Florida Works bill currently being discussed in the Florida Legislature. In 2015 as part of the Affordable care Act, the Low Income Pool funds will no longer be available to community hospitals to offset the cost of caring for the uninsured…. [Continue Reading]
Last month we reported about a trip being planned for early March to Tallahassee as part of the Florida Chamber Capitol Days. Since that time, the group planning the trip has rescheduled a trip to meet with our representatives until March 30-31. If you are interested in joining this group and being part of this… [Continue Reading]
Your Governmental Affairs committee began the New Year with a meeting on January 15th here at the chamber offices. We meet each month, with the exception of December on the third Thursday of the month at 8 am. This month, our committee discussed the possibility of participating in a one day trip to Tallahassee with… [Continue Reading]
As we bring in the year 2015, we look back on what the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce has done. Over the past year, this committee has worked hard to bring issues and information to all our members concerning what is happening at the local, county, state and federal levels…. [Continue Reading]