According to the Merced Sun-Star, a coalition of jurisdictions in Merced County is pooling its lobbying resources in support of the Enterprise Zone program:

The Merced County Association of Governments has drafted its legislative lobbying priorities for 2010.

The association’s One Voice program, a countywide coalition of business owners, elected officials and government staff, travels to Sacramento and Washington D.C., to present these issues to federal and state legislators.

Their state priorities for the year are:

And third on their list is, “Preserve enterprise zones — specially zoned areas with tax incentives for businesses — and tax credits for business incubators, including incentives for green energy.”