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Mar 29, 2018
Ambassadors in Florida, Delaware and Maryland have recently made big strides.
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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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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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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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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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Feb 27, 2018
On Jan. 26, the National Alliance for Accessible Golf (Alliance) held its first Accessible/Inclusive Golf for Individuals with Disabilities Conference in Orlando, Fla.
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Jan 30, 2018
It is critical elected officials continue to hear from GCSAA members about the need for immediate H-2B cap relief. The first 33,000-visa cap was reached on December 15 and the second half cap will be reached soon.
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Jan 29, 2018
In a unanimous decision this week, the Supreme Court held that lawsuits challenging the legality of WOTUS must be filed at the district court level, not at the circuit court level.
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Jan 18, 2018
Twenty new members were named to the GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador program for the Winter 2018 class.
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Jan 15, 2018
Three at-large GCSAA members have been named to the Board of Trustees of GCSAAPAC.
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Jan 8, 2018
Spots are filing up quickly for the 2018 Ambassador Academy, presented by Amvac, at the Golf Industry Show in San Antonio 8 am-noon on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Register today!
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Dec 4, 2017
On Nov. 29, 2017, Bob Helland, GCSAA director of congressional and federal affairs, attended a hearing before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Environment entitled "The Future of WOTUS".
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Nov 13, 2017
Greg Burleson shares his experience going to Washington, D.C., representing the Allied Golf Group
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Nov 13, 2017
The H-2B Workforce Coalition and allied organizations held an H-2B Advocacy Day on Nov. 2.
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Nov 6, 2017
Sixteen new members were named to the GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador program for the Fall 2017 class.
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Nov 6, 2017
The Northern California Golf Association hosted a two-day Assistant Superintendent Boot Camp at the Hyatt Regency and Poppy Hills Golf Course on Nov. 1-2 on the Monterey Peninsula.
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Oct 30, 2017
GCSAA’s advocacy efforts were on display at two recent events in the Mid-Atlantic region this month. Director of Congressional & Federal Affairs Director Bob Helland spoke at both the National Capital Club Manager’s Association Roundtable and the National Golf Course Owners Association Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting the week of October 16. Golf course owners are interested in learning more about GCSAA advocacy efforts, specifically in the area of environmental policy.
The NGCOA Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting on October 18 brought together golf course owners and professionals for a full day of education, networking, and golf. The event was open to all Mid-Atlantic owners/operators (whether or not NGCOA members at present) and their guests, GMs and/or CMAA members, MAPGA professionals, VGCSA and MAAGCS members, club reps, and vendors.
Helland was on hand to alert golf course owners and other attendees to important government relations issues affecting the golf industry including the efforts by the Trump Administration to repeal and replace the Clean Water Rule. Helland stressed that even in these times of partisan division, work is still being done in Congress and federal agencies that impacts golf. He discussed the GCSAA’s ongoing effort to make sure that the new rule for water takes into account the water features on a golf course.
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Oct 23, 2017
The Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC) launched a new website, https://watersadvocacy.org/.
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Oct 23, 2017
GCSAA's Bob Helland offered public testimony in front the EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army outlining the association’s recommendations to revise the definition of WOTUS.
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Oct 9, 2017
GCSAA has been a long-standing coalition partner of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition pushing for passage of comprehensive immigration reform.
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