Career pathways legislation passes Senate Education Committee
The Chamber-supported career pathways legislation, SB 36 (Westwood), passed the Senate Education Committee today. The bill would provide career-based programs of study for high school…
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House education committee passes bill to raise mandatory school attendance age
HB 225 (Greer), which would phase in raising the mandatory high school attendance age to 18, passed the House education committee today. The bill now…
NLRB proposes new regulation requiring labor law postings
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed a new regulation that would require most employers to post a notice of labor rights as provided…
Chamber files amicus brief to uphold precedent in slip and fall cases
The Kentucky Chamber, joined by the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Kentucky Retail Federation, filed another amicus brief with the Kentucky Supreme Court…
Georgia considers pro-growth tax code
The Georgia Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, a blue ribbon panel of economists and business representatives established by the Georgia legislature last year,…
Chamber Day videos available on YouTube
The 16th Annual Kentucky Chamber Day dinner, presented by Fidelity Investments, took place Jan. 6, 2011 at the Lexington Center. Kentucky President and CEO Dave Adkisson, legislative leaders…
Tax Commission Legislation Clears Senate Panel
The Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed Senate Bill 1, Senate President David L. Williams top priority for the legislative session. SB 1 will create…
Raise the bar for Kentucky’s kids
Kudos go out to Bob King, president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, for a great editorial, released today by CPE. We all know the…
Two-year tax extension signed into law
President Obama signed the tax compromise bill into law this afternoon. It passed the House 277-148 late last night after clearing the Senate 81-19 on…
Leading public officials discuss 2011 political landscape
Despite the inclement weather, the Kentucky Chamber’s 16th Annual Policy Conference, sponsored by Brown-Forman, was a great success with 15 of Kentucky’s leading public officials…