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January 2006
Business lobby approves platform
The main lobbying group for Southwest County businesses Monday
laid out two dozen legislative priorities for the year,
addressing issues ranging from water supply to the privatization
of some government services.
The Southwest California Legislative Council's 27-point platform
doesn't propose specific legislation, but provides a framework
for considering bills that come before the state Legislature and
local governments in Riverside County. The group is a coalition
of chambers of commerce in Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Temecula.
Board members will discuss bills that could affect local
businesses and vote to support or oppose particular legislation.
The group would then encourage its 2,500 member businesses and
others to use its Web site to draft and send letters to state
legislators.
Few of the 27 points explicitly state the direction the group
might take. One stipulates that the council "review and consider
state and local tax increases." The group also pledges to
"monitor and review alternatives to (1) any proposed state
minimum wage increases and (2) any local or state living-wage
ordinances."
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