Doug Whitley, President of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Discusses Illinois Benefits; 2 Views from Missouri on Affordable Health Care Act - What Does Your Chamber Think?

You hear plenty about this state’s problems but Doug Whitley, president of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, recounted some of the benefits in a recent column.

“There is an abundance of land, fresh water, highly educated and trained workers, competitively priced energy, state-of-the-art data capability and extensive transportation networks to move people, raw material, goods, and services. Illinois is home to quality educational and health care facilities, as well as renowned research institutions and national laboratories,” he said. Read more: Peoria Journal-Star

   
Worst Yet to Be Seen From New Health Care Law, Luetkemeyer Says
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, said during a Washington Area Chamber of Commerce panel discussion last week that the country has not seen the worst yet when it comes to the new health care law known as Obamacare. “There’s still several hundred rules to be promulgated,” Luetkemeyer said. Read on at emissourian.com

Kelly: Expansion is right business move

From the financial well-being of the University of Missouri, and the state of Missouri and the people of Missouri, the No. 1 question facing the 2014 legislature is whether to expand the state health care program, that is the Medicaid program, to cover people whose income is less than 138 percent of poverty…The same objective analysis has led the state Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Missouri and more than 50 local chambers of commerce all to support expansion. More in the ColumbiaTribune.com