RLACC Mission 5 | Your Quarterly Report: Advocacy & Government Affairs

Posted by: Justin Freeman on Friday, May 13, 2022

Our Vision is for the Rogers-Lowell Area to be the center of world-class business, welcoming communities, and opportunities for all. This Vision drives our mission-work.

The Mission 5 Report is a new quarterly report highlighting our results, accomplishments and other outcomes from the Chamber’s efforts to be influencers, catalysts, and conveners: the trusted source for growing business, activating leaders, and building community.

The Chamber’s five key focus areas for its mission-work, called the “Mission 5”, include Economic Development, Community Development, Small Business & Entrepreneurial Development, Advocacy & Government Affairs, and Destination Marketing & Management.

Whether you are an investor in our mission-work through Vision 100 or through membership in the Chamber, or both, you are helping to fuel these important outcomes for the Rogers-Lowell Area. We thank you for your investment in our community’s future and taking time to learn more about our mission-work highlights in this report.

Advocacy & Government Affairs

This mission-work serves as the regional link between business and government to ensure that the Voice of Business is represented and heard. We engage the community in the political process by educating voters, providing contacts for legislators, and influencing the community to get registered and vote.

Q1 2022 Highlights:

Tracked and reported outcomes to our members from the 2021 Special Legislative Session.
Provided Government Affairs updates on important news like the initial approval in March for a $6 billion state budget for the coming year. The bill calls for a nearly 3 percent increase in state spending with most increases going toward the state’s public schools and the Department of Human Services.
Provided updates on the 2022 Primary Election including the number of candidates seeking office after the filing period, location and timing of primaries, and announcement that some voters would receive new registration cards after the Arkansas redistricting.