Category Archives: Advocacy

FLSA Changes

PREPARING FOR THE HEAT: How the Department of Labor is Spicing Things Up By: Alyssa Peters, Attorney Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP Summer clothes are not the only things we should be pulling out and dusting off.  It is the season of changes; changes in the weather and changes in employment laws.  Take out those…
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4/29 Advocacy Alert

Business advocacy is a priority for the Robins Regional Chamber. The Chamber takes care of politics so you can take care of your business. We are a respected voice when it comes to protecting and promoting free enterprise and minimizing government interference and taxation. We represent you at the local, state and national levels of government.…
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Robins Day at the Capitol

Georgia Delegation Highlights Importance of Robins Air Force Base Hosts first annual Robins Air Force Base Congressional breakfast to promote military, economic value of base WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., along with U.S. Representatives Austin Scott, R-Ga.-08, and Sanford Bishop, D-Ga.-02, today reaffirmed their commitment to serving Robins Air…
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Protecting Workplace Advancement & Opportunity

On Tuesday, April 26th the coalition letter in support of the “Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act” (S. 2707/H.R. 4773) was sent to all members of Congress. This bill would prevent the Department of Labor’s disastrous overtime regulation from taking effect and would direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a more detailed economic analysis to…
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Robins: State of the Base

The State of the Base provides a public forum where community members receive first-hand information and have direct questions answered by top base leaders. In this platform leaders from Robins meet annually to brief the community on their priorities, progress and partnership opportunities. Held in the Museum of Aviation’s Century of Flight Hangar, the program is hosted…
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E-SPLOST Support

The Robins Regional Chamber Board of Directors approved a resolution on January 14th in support of the Houston County Board of Education and the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST), which will be on the ballot March 1st. “The quality of our schools has a direct impact on the economic success of Houston…
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Town Hall with State Legislators

 
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2016 Legislative Files

Education Reform Commission Final Report GA Dept. of Ed Teacher Recruitment & Retention Survey Results
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Candidate Forum Set for November 17th

The Georgia Senate District 20 candidate forum is set for 6:00 p.m. November 17 in the Middle Georgia State University’s Oak Hall Atrium on the Warner Robins Campus. The event is hosted by Middle Georgia State University, the Robins Regional Chamber and The Telegraph. Charles Richardson, editorial page editor at The Telegraph, will serve as…
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