Legislative Reports and Newsletters

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is advocating for issues important to business and the quality of life in our regional community. We have “boots on the ground” working for our members in Jefferson City and Topeka and our advocates will provide their updates here throughout each legislative session. On a monthly basis, Chamber staff assembles Advocating For You, a digest of public policy activities and updates that you need to know.

2019 Legislative Report Cards

These are the key legislative priority areas the KC Chamber engaged in the 2019 legislative sessions. The status of these priority areas indicates the accomplishments of Chamber advocacy. These policies reflect the business-friendly priorities of the KC Chamber and our 2,000 members in Kansas and Missouri.

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Advocating for You - January, 2019

Jan 31, 2019
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Public Policy · Newsletters

LOCAL City Advocacy on Pre-K Tax: As Kansas City moves toward the April 2 ballot initiative to approve a three-eighth cent sales tax increase to fund universal access to quality pre-K in Kansas City, KC Chamber leaders met this month with each member of the City Council to share key information behind the Chamber Board of Directors' endorsement of the ballot initiative. Chamber staff told Council members that one-in-three Kansas City area children do not come to Kindergarten ready to learn. More