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Check in regularly as GCSAA's government affairs department keeps you informed about important compliance deadlines that impact golf facilities. Hot topics – some that fall within the 2017 Priority Issues Agenda – are critical to golf facilities.
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Government Affairs Team
| Apr 16, 2018
Anthony Williams, CGCS, has been selected as the first recipient of the Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award sponsored by The Toro Co. The award recognizes ambassadors who are raising the profile of golf through their consistent advocacy efforts.
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Government Affairs Team
| Apr 09, 2018
GCSAA works with a number of issue-based coalitions as part of its advocacy efforts in Washington.
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Government Affairs Team
| Mar 29, 2018
Ambassadors in Florida, Delaware and Maryland have recently made big strides.
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Government Affairs Team
| Mar 26, 2018
Congress has finally passed (and President Trump has signed) a massive omnibus spending bill that funds the federal government for the Fiscal Year 2018.
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Government Affairs Team
| Mar 26, 2018
On March 19-20, Bob Helland, GCSAA director of congressional and federal affairs, participated in the NPMA's Legislative Day activities in Washington, D.C.
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Government Affairs Team
| Mar 26, 2018
On Feb. 15, GCSAA members Christian Sain and Scott Kinnan took meetings on Capitol Hill to advocate for expansion of the H-2B Visa worker program.
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Government Affairs Team
| Feb 27, 2018
It is essential that Congress hear again from all employers who use the H-2B program. Failure to pass immediate cap relief will significantly harm American small and seasonal businesses and their American employees.
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