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Chamber Advocacy

Advocacy

We work with lawmakers and local officials to advance pro-growth policies.
We are continually working to make Lincoln the best place to do business.

What We're Working On

Local Agenda

Read the Lincoln Chamber’s key Local policy objectives for 2025, here

State Agenda

Read the Lincoln Chamber’s key State policy objectives for 2025, here

Federal Agenda

Read the Lincoln Chamber’s key Federal policy objectives for 2025, here.

2025 City Wide Election - Candidate Questionnaires

All candidates running for these offices in 2025 are invited to complete the questionnaire for the office you are seeking and send them to kbohlmeyer@lcoc.com to be shared with our members.

City Council Questionnaire

  1. The city is a large and complex organization; tell us about your experience and how it has prepared you to successfully oversee city operations.
     

  2. Lincoln is a growing and vibrant community with citizens engaged in varied interests and pursuits; how will you bring disparate groups together to build consensus? How will you set a standard for civility?
     

  3. In 2019, voters approved an increase in the local option sales tax to help finance Lincoln’s streets infrastructure needs. Since then, the ¼ cent sales tax has raised over $85 million. Do you support the renewal of the ¼ cent sales tax for street improvements? 
     

  4. The Chamber’s position on affordable housing is that supply must be increased to maintain affordable housing in Lincoln. The Chamber believes investing in housing of all types (high density, single family, downtown, new growth, and an above all approach) will be most effective in keeping home prices affordable in Lincoln. As City Council members, how will you prioritize more supply of housing in Lincoln? 
     

  5. How can the City Council more effectively exercise oversight and accountability related to development services in the City of Lincoln. How can we get a “yes” attitude? 
     

  6. Even if Lincoln on the Move is renewed, Lincoln’s need for street and road infrastructure will grow. Some communities have utilized financing tools such as SIDs, while others have allocated a great portion of their general funds. As a City Council member, how would you support augmenting Lincoln’s total street investment? 
     

  7. One of the most important functions of the City Council is to review and approve the bi-annual budget and property tax rate. The Chamber recognizes the inherent difficulties of balancing needs and making smart investments, against funding available and concerns about property taxes collected from families and businesses. In the previous three fiscal years, the city budget has increased 6 ½% in 2024 midyear budget review, year one of this budget cycle will increase 8%, and then an additional 6% next year, according to the budget page on the city’s website. Do you consider this rate of growth to be sustainable and aligned with what Lincoln citizens and businesses support?  As a City Council member, how will you work with the business community and property owners to limit the growth of the budget, and more specifically, property tax?

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